Shaping ability of rotary or reciprocating systems for oval root canal preparation: a micro-computed tomography study.

Camila Galletti EspirCamila Almeida Nascimento-MendesJuliane Maria Guerreiro-TanomaruBruno Cavalini CavenagoMarco Antonio Hungaro DuarteMario Tanomaru-Filho

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2018)

A preparation that volumetrically increases the root canal is not necessarily associated with better cleaning. Shaping and hard-tissue debris removal depends on root canal anatomy, kinematics, number of instruments, and instrument design.

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