Propagation of preexisting dentinal microcracks after root canal preparation using rotary, reciprocating, and adaptive instruments: An ex vivo microcomputed tomographic analysis

• Main Authors: Arunima Aggarwal (Author), Ruchika Roongta Nawal (Author), Sudha Yadav (Author), Sangeeta Talwar (Author), Sriram Kunnoth (Author), Puneet Mahajan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To evaluate the propagation of preexisting dentinal microcracks after instrumentation with ProTaper Universal (PTU), ProTaper Gold (PTG), Twisted File Adaptive (TFA), and Reciproc Blue (RB) instruments by micro-CT imaging. Methods: The mesial roots of 60 mature human mandibular molars were cut...