Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42405218›Full record

ArticleIranian endodontic journal2026

Multidimensional Analysis of Canal Transportation and Centering Ability of WaveOne Gold and ProTaper Next File Systems in Curved Root Canals.

Syeda Abeerah Tanveer, Robia Ghafoor

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Iranian endodontic journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Syeda Abeerah TanveerOperative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Robia GhafoorOperative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Advances in endodontic instrumentation are centered around innovation of variable metallurgy and designs of endodontic files to reduce procedural errors. However, there is a lack of consensus in the literature with regard to the shaping ability of WaveOne Gold (WOG) and ProTaper next (PTN) endodontic file systems in the curved root canals. This study aimed to measure and compare the amount of canal transportation (CT) and centering ability (CA) in the coronal, middle, and apical thirds of root canals prepared using the WOG file and PTN system using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: A total of sixty single-rooted teeth with Type I Vertucci canal and moderate 10-30 Results: At the 6 mm level, The WOG system exhibited statistically less canal transportation (CT) in mesio-distal dimension compared to PTN ( Conclusion: Within the limitations of this

Indexed as

Canal TransportationCone-beam Computed TomographyCurved Root CanalsRoot Canal PreparationShaping Ability

Identifiers

PMID42405218
PMCPMC13332815

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-SA
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.