Compare the Centering Ability, Canal Transportation and Root Canal Area Increase of XP Endoshaper, Hyflex CM and K3 XF File System by using Cone Beam: An Original Research

V Vinodhini; Mirza M Baig; Kailash Attur; Shalini Singh; Sehaj Sharma; Puneet Padda

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_603_23

Compare the Centering Ability, Canal Transportation and Root Canal Area Increase of XP Endoshaper, Hyflex CM and K3 XF File System by using Cone Beam: An Original Research

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Feb;16(Suppl 1):S380-S382. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_603_23. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Authors

V Vinodhini¹, Mirza M Baig², Kailash Attur³, Shalini Singh³, Sehaj Sharma⁴, Puneet Padda⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India.
² Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Balaji Dental College, Yenkapally, Moinabad, Telangana, India.
³ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India.
⁴ Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Dental Science and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Abstract

Objective: Using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), this study compared three rotary file systems-XP Endoshaper, Hyflex CM, and K3 XF-for centering, canal transportation, and root canal area growth.

Materials and methods: The rotating file system randomly separated 60 removed human mandibular molars into three groups (n = 20). Manufacturer-recommended root canal instrumentation was done. Specialized software examined pre- and post-instrumentation CBCT scans. Centering ability was measured by canal transportation and root canal area expansion at different levels from the apex.

Results: The Hyflex CM file system had the best centering and the least canal transit at all levels (P < 0.05). XP Endoshaper increased the root canal area the most (P < 0.05). The K3 XF file system had average centering and canal transfer results.

Conclusion: The Hyflex CM system centered well, whereas the XP Endoshaper system increased the root canal area the most. The clinical context and therapeutic goals should determine the rotating file system.

Keywords: Canal transportation; centering ability; cone beam computed tomography; endodontic file systems; root canal preparation.