Use of the metal artefact reduction tool in the identification of fractured endodontic instruments in cone-beam computed tomography.
Eliana Dantas CostaDanieli Moura BrasilPolyane Mazucatto QueirozFrancielle Silvestre VernerRafael Binato JunqueiraDeborah Queiroz FreitasPublished in: International endodontic journal (2019)
The MAR tool on these two devices did not increase the detection of fractured endodontic instruments and did not reduce image noise using extracted mandibular molars. Therefore, the MAR tool is not recommended for evaluation of fractured endodontic instruments in teeth with and without root fillings in mandibular molars.