Evaluation of four devices apex locators in determining the length of root canals, an ex vivo study

• Grant number: 11/00656-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2011
• End date: January 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Endodontics
• Principal Investigator: Idomeo Bonetti Filho
• Grantee: Idomeo Bonetti Filho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia (FOAr). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Evaluate in the laboratory, the effectiveness of four electronic devices apical locators:Root ZX II e Root ZX Mini(J. Morita), Propex II(Dentsply) e IPex(NSK), in determining the actual length of root canals of permanent teeth extracted and compared with the digital radiographic method. (AU)