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An In Vitro Evaluation Of The Wirele-X Electronic Apex Locator, Lucas M. Brand Dds, Craig A. Dunlap Dds, Ray Scott Dds Msd, Ove A. Peters Dmd Ms Phd Jan 2021

An In Vitro Evaluation Of The Wirele-X Electronic Apex Locator, Lucas M. Brand Dds, Craig A. Dunlap Dds, Ray Scott Dds Msd, Ove A. Peters Dmd Ms Phd

Orthodontics and Endodontics Theses

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the Wirele-X (Forum Tec, Ashkelon, Israel), a new Bluetooth-enabled electronic apex locator (EAL). The accuracy of the Wirele-X and the Root ZX II (J. Morita, Tokyo, Japan) was compared in vitro using an alginate model. Materials/Methods: Thirty-one extracted single-rooted human teeth with mature apices were decoronated at the CEJ. Under 10X magnification, actual canal lengths (ACL) were determined. The teeth were embedded in alginate and electronic canal length measurements were obtained using the Root ZX II and Wirele-X EALs. Each tooth was measured three times with both EALs. …