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 |