. 2023 Feb 16;2023:1044541. doi: 10.1155/2023/1044541

Table 2.

House officer perception for file separation during endodontic treatment in relation to endodontic instrument factors.

Endodontic instrument-related factors	Number of responses			Total respondents	p value^∗
Choice of endodontic instrument	Yes	No	No bearing	800	6.86E − 132
Choice of endodontic instrument	592 (74)	138 (17.2)	70 (8.7)		6.86E − 132
Type of endodontic file	Rotary	Hand file	No bearing		6.24E − 88
Type of endodontic file	338 (42.2)	454 (56.7)	8 (1)		6.24E − 88
Endodontic instrument “alloy”	Stainless steel	NiTi	No bearing		2.14E − 42
Endodontic instrument “alloy”	362 (45.2)	356 (44.5)	82 (10.2)		2.14E − 42
Phase of “root canal treatment”	While negotiating the canal	During cleaning and shaping	No bearing		0.011
Phase of “root canal treatment”	364 (45.5)	436 (54.5)	0		0.011