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. 2013 Jun 25;27(4):326–335. doi: 10.7555/JBR.27.20130008

Table 3. Mean and standard deviations of the centering ratio of the three systems.

Centering Protaper Revo-S (n = 27) Revo-S (n = 27) Hero shaper (n = 27) P-value
Bucco-lingual centering rate
 Cervical 0.09 ± 0.24 0.19 ± 0.34 0.15 ± 0.27 0.760
 Middle 0.48 ± 0.41 0.28 ± 0.38 0.38 ± 0.38 0.175
 Apical 0.42 ± 0.36 0.51 ± 0.54 0.47 ± 0.35 0.804
Mesio-distal centering rate
 Cervical 0.24 ± 0.37 0.33 ± 0.38 0.18 ± 0.31 0.317
 Middle 0.34 ± 0.40 0.49 ± 0.43 0.44 ± 0.43 0.313
 Apical 0.52 ± 0.43 0.32 ± 0.41 0.43 ± 0.41 0.213