Influence of Coronal Preflaring on the Accuracy of Electronic Working Length Determination: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
María León-LópezDaniel Cabanillas-BalseraVictoria Areal-QuecutyJenifer Martín-GonzálezMaría C Jiménez-SánchezJuan J Saúco-MárquezBenito Sánchez-DomínguezJuan Jose Segura-EgeaPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
The results indicate a significant increase in the accuracy of WL determination with EAL after preflaring, doubling the percentage of exact measurements. Preflaring should be recommended as an important step during mechanical enlargement of the root canal, not only because it improves the access of the files to the canal, but also because it allows one to obtain more accurate electronic determinations of WL.