RT Journal Article
T1 Root canal preparation of a commercial artificial tooth versus natural tooth—a microCT study
A1 Reis, Tiago Filipe dos Santos Sousa
A1 Barbosa, Claudia
A1 Franco, Margarida Rosa Cabrita
A1 Batista, Catarina Duarte
A1 Alves, Nuno Manuel Fernandes
A1 Castelo Baz, Pablo
A1 Martín Cruces, José
A1 Martín Biedma, Benjamín
K1 Endodontics
K1 MicroCT
K1 TrueTooth®
K1 3D printing
K1 3D analysis
K1 Endodontic training
AB This study aimed to evaluate by microCT the preparation of the artificial teeth (ATs), TrueTooth®, versus natural teeth (NTs): (1) the time and number of pecking movements needed for preparation; (2) the root canal volume increase; (3) if the pulp-colored medium has any effect on the 3D analysis. Material and Methods: Artificial and natural maxillary molars were used. Fourteen AT distobuccal canals and fourteen NT buccal canals were used for the first and second aim and fourteen AT mesiobuccal canals for the third aim. Results: No statistically significant differences were observed regarding the time and number of pecking movements (p > 0.05); for the root canal volume increase, a statistically significant difference was observed (p < 0.05) with a higher mean value for NTs; however, in the group of ATs, there was a volume decrease in three cases. The AT mesiobuccal root canal mean volume increase was also negative. Conclusions: There are no differences between the time and number of pecking movements between NTs and ATs, so TrueTooth® can potentially be used in endodontic training. The volume increase between ATs and NTs was higher in NTs. However, some samples showed negative values, also seen in the AT mesiobuccal canal, confirming that the pulp-colored medium has an effect on the 3D analysis
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute MDPI
SN 2076-3417
YR 2023
FD 2023-08-18
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44478
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44478
LA eng
NO Reis, T., Barbosa, C., Franco, M., Batista, C., Alves, N., Castelo-Baz, P., Martin-Cruces, J., & Martin-Biedma, B. (2023). Root Canal Preparation of a Commercial Artificial Tooth versus Natural Tooth—A MicroCT Study. Applied Sciences, 13(16), 9400. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169400
NO Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.  Lisboa, Portugal
NO Programa Operacional da Região Centro ( CENTRO 2020 ). Portugal
DS Minerva
RD 9 jun 2026