Table 1. Median, minimum and maximum of the volume values (mm3), percentage of volume increase, surface area (mm2) and percentage of static voxel.
| Protaper Universal | Protaper Gold | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Initial | Post F2 | Post F3 | Initial | Post F2 | Post F3 |
| Volume mm3 | 1.094Aa (0.511-2.164) | 3.570Aab (2.158-4.177) | 3.915Ab (2.319-4.477) | 1.224Aa (0.482-2.825) | 3.640Ab (1.874-4.440) | 4.124Ab (2.142-4.723) |
| % increase | - | 64.73Aa (36.74-86.95) | 66.94Ab (42.58-87.99) | - | 60.39Aa (31.65-86.41) | 62.10Ab (34.67-88.31) |
| Surface Area mm2 | 15.22Aa (10.15-21.82) | 24.17Ab (17.36-28.26) | 25.54Ab (18.35-28.89) | 17.70Aa (11.66-28.12) | 25.87Aab (15.90-30.41) | 27.76Ab (16.76-30.57) |
| % static voxel | - | 6.409Aa (1.094-17.47) | 4.813Ab (0.118-11.250) | - | 9.874Aa (1.713-23.33) | 6.152Ab (1.224-17.74) |
Different uppercase letters correspond to different values with statistical differences between groups and the same instrument (P<.05)
Different lowercase letters correspond to values with intra-group statistical differences (P<.05)