Introduction: This study investigates the accuracy of 3D Endo software (Dentsply Sirona, Salzburg, Austria) to determine the working length when using preoperative cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) scans of extracted teeth, compared with conventional CBCT software and an electronic apex locator (EAL).

Methods: CBCT scans of 30 premolars were obtained. Using OnDemand3D software (Cybermed, Seoul, Korea), the measurement obtained from the coronal reference to the apical foramen (AF) was recorded as the conventional CBCT length. Then, using 3D Endo software (Dentsply Sirona), the suggested length (3D-SL) and the operator-adjusted length (3D-OL) were obtained. Teeth were accessed, and the actual length was measured. Finally, the teeth were embedded in alginate to obtain the electronic length (EL) using the EAL Root ZX (J Morita, Tokyo, Japan). The means of the absolute values and the percentages of distribution of the tested measurement methods were compared to the actual length.

Results: No difference was found regarding the mean measurements (analysis of variance, P > .05). All the CBCT measurements presented a high reliability (Dahlberg's formula). The measurements within a ±0.5-mm range from the AF were 86.6% for the 3D-SL, 80% for the 3D-OL and EL, and 73.3% for the CBCT length. The EL presented significantly fewer underestimated measurements (P < .05). The 3D-OL and 3D-SL presented significantly fewer measurements beyond the AF (P < .05).

Conclusions: The preoperative working length determination using 3D Endo was reliable and similar to conventional CBCT software. However, the combined use of CBCT with an EAL is required to increase the accuracy in the location of the AF.

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