Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 6

Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Electronic Apex Locators in Determining the Working Length of the Canal Which is Used During a Routine Root Canal Treatment-In Vivo Study

1Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Srinivas Institute of Dental Science, Mangaluru, Karnataka

2Reader and Guide, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangaluru, Karnataka

3Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangaluru, Karnataka

Online published on 11 July, 2019.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of four electronic apex locators i.e Dentaport ZX, Raypex 6, Propex pixi and I-Root in comparision with the standard radiographic technique.

A total of 20 patients diagnosed with apical periodontitis with no periapical lesions scheduled for root canal therapy were selected for the study and the working length of palatal canal were determined using the four apex locators and standard radiographic technique.

Statistical analysis was done using PRISM 5.0 Software. Intra-group comparison was done using repeated measures one way ANOVA with post-hoc tukey test and inter group comparision was done using Independent sample t test. No significant differences were detected between the apex locators (P=0.531).

The result in this study showed no significant difference among the groups, indicating they were as good as the radiographic method.

Keywords

Apical constriction, Apex locator, working length, radiograph, radiographic apex