title: Assessment of the apical transportation of root canals using the method of the curvature radius.
abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the occurrence of apical transportation after root canal instrumentation using only K-Flexofiles or K-Flexofiles intercalated with K-Flexofile Golden Mediums. For this purpose, the degree (Schneider's method) and the radius of the curvature was recorded before and after instrumentation. The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the techniques. The correlation between the degree and the radius of curvature of the root canal was not consistent, nor was there a relationship between the original radius of curvature and the apical transportation. However, determination of curvature by use of its radius has proved to be an effective method.
authors.affiliation: Brazilian Association of Endodontics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Estrela
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Siqueira
mesh_terms: D003762:Dental Instruments; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009811:Odontometry / Q000379:methods; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019227:Tooth Apex; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology