Three-dimensional Analysis of the Root Canal Preparation with Reciproc Blue, WaveOne Gold and XP EndoShaper. A New Method in vivo
Abstract Background: Evaluation of changes in volume after root canal preparation. with single file rotary systems such as Reciproc-Blue, WaveOne-Gold and XP-EndoShaper, with a new in vivo study model using CBCT and 3D reconstructions on patients Methods: Thirty human lower premolars were randomly divided into three groups, in which the root canals were prepared using one of these single-file systems: Reciproc-Blue, WaveOne-Gold and XP-EndoShaper. Root canals were scanned before and after root canal preparation using CBCT, and a 3D reconstruction was performed with RHINOCEROS 5.0 software to assess the increase in canal volume for each group after instrumentation. The Anova test was used to determine statistically significant differences between the groups and Post-hoc Tukey's-test to compare the groups with each other. Results: The proposed 3D-reconstruction model allows to measure the variation of the volume within the root canal of the premolars studied. With this model, Reciproc-Blue showed higher increase in canal volume, followed by WaveOne-Gold and XP-EndoShaper (Anova p = 0.003). XP-EndoShaper did not show a statistically significant increase in canal volume after root canal preparation (Tukey's test for paired data p = 0.06 confirmed the results with each other).Conclusion: it is possible to use CBCT and 3D reconstruction as a model to study the preparation quality of the root canal in vivo. With this model, Reciproc-Blue showed higher increase in root canal volume, followed by WaveOne-Gold, while XP-EndoShaper did not significantly increase root canal volume during preparation.