Table 1.
Mean canal transportation and centering ratio for PathFile and R-Pilot at different levels from the apex (MD=mesiodistal, BL=buccolingual, WL=working length)
| BL transportation | MD transportation | Sample | MD centering ability | BL centering ability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | - | + | - | |||
| PathFile1 | 0.95 (1.1) | 1.36 (0.71) | 26.7 | 73.3 | 23.3 | 76.7 |
| PathFile2 | 1.2 (0.88) | 1.4 (0.67) | 36.7 | 63.3 | 0 | 100 |
| PathFile3 | 0.8 (0.88) | 0.9 (0.71) | 36.7 | 63.3 | 6.64 | 93.36 |
| R-Pilot 1 | 0.8 (0.55) | 1.03 (0.7) | 10 | 90 | 10 | 90 |
| R-Pilot 2 | 0.8 (0.84) | 1.3 (0.46) | 20 | 80 | 10 | 90 |
| R-Pilot 3 | 0.6 (0.62) | 1.06 (0.46) | 46.7 | 53.3 | 16.7 | 83.3 |