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Comparison of canal transportation and centering ability of Twisted Files, HyFlex controlled memory, and Wave One
Abhinav Kishore1, Anuraag Gurtu1, Rashmi Bansal1
1Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Aim:
The aim of the present study was to compare the canal transportation and centering ability of three rotary nickel-titanium (NiTi) systems (Twisted Files [TF], HyFlex controlled memory [CM], and Wave One [WO]) in curved root canals using computed tomography (CT).
Materials And Methods:
Sixty freshly extracted single-rooted teeth having curved root canals with at least 25-35 degrees of curvature were selected. The teeth were randomly divided into three experimental groups of twenty each. After preparation with TF, HyFlex CM, and WO, all teeth were scanned using CT to determine the root canal shape. Pre- and post-instrumentation images were obtained at three levels, 3 mm apical, 9 mm middle, and 15 mm coronal above the apical foramen were compared using CT software. Amount of transportation and centering ability were assessed. The three groups were statistically compared with analysis of variance and post hoc Tukey's honestly significant difference test.
Results:
Least apical transportation and higher centering ability were seen in HyFlex CM file system in all the three sections followed by TF. WO file system showed maximum transportation.
Conclusions:
The canal preparation with HyFlex CM file system showed lesser transportation and better centering ability than TF, WO file system.
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