Table 1 Mean volume (µm3) of Bio-C Temp material in the root canals before and after application of different removal techniques and the percentage (%) of material removed from the entire canal.

From: Efficacy of various techniques in calcium silicate-based intracanal medicament removal: a micro-CT analysis

Removal technique

N

Pre-removal (µm3)

Post removal (µm3)

Removed Bio-C Temp (%)

Conventional syringe

8

11.280 ± 5.198

3.433 ± 3.273

70.6%a,e

Endo activator

8

8.703 ± 5.516

1.866 ± 1.513

75.7%b

PUI

8

6.894 ± 3.380

0.222 ± 0.220

95.1%d,e

ProTaper Universal F3

8

5.084 ± 1.211

1.185 ± 0.916

76.6%c,d

XPF

8

9.382 ± 4.111

0.103 ± 0.046

98.2%a,b,c

  1. a,b,c,d,eIdentical letters indicate the presence of significant difference.
  2. p ≤ 0.05.
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