Accuracy of electronic apex locator in enlarged root canals with different root canal irrigants: an in vitro study.

J Contemp Dent Pract

Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India, Phone: 91-8542-271515, Fax: 91-8542-273111, e-mail:

Published: July 2013

Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of Root ZX-II (J Morita Corp) apex locator in enlarged root canals with different root canal irrigants.

Materials And Methods: 48 freshly extracted single rooted mandibular premolar teeth were used. The apical enlargement was done up to #45 K-file as the master apical file (MAF). The teeth were randomly divided into 4 groups and mounted in an experimental apparatus. The following irrigants were used during electronic canal measurements: group 1: saline; group 2: 3% NaOCl; group 3: 2% chlorhexidine; group 4: 17% EDTA. The canal measurement was done with Root ZX-II apex locator using #10 and #45 K-file. Data were analyzed by two way ANOVA and Bonferroni multiple comparison test.

Results: Statistical analysis showed that there was statistically significant difference between #10 and #45 K-file for group 1 (p < 0.01).

Conclusion: Root ZX-II was accurate in the presence of 3% NaOCl and 17% EDTA when measured with smaller and larger files. However, it was accurate in the presence of saline and 2% CHX when larger files were used.

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