TABLE 1.
Descriptive and statistical analysis of demographic data of each group
| Hand files+LC | Reciproc+LC | Reciproc +CWO | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Age, (mean±SD) | 37.8±12.1 | 30.4±7.6 | 33.3±9.4 | 0.130 | |||
| Female | 10 | 66.7 | 12 | 80 | 8 | 53.3 | 0.301 |
| Male | 5 | 33.3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 46.7 | |
| Periapical index | |||||||
| Score | |||||||
| 1 | 5 | 33.3 | 7 | 46.7 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 13.3 | 0.804 |
| 3 | 4 | 26.7 | 5 | 33.3 | 6 | 40 | |
| 4 | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 13.3 | 4 | 26.7 | |
Significant (p< 0,05). LC: Lateral condensation, CWO: Continuous wave obturation, n: Number of patients, SD: Standart deviaton