Mean dentin thickness in the mesial and distal canal walls in the two groups after instrumentation
Group
Mean(mm)
SD(mm)
T-test statistic
Df
P-value
Effect size (Cohen’s d)
Mesial wall, 3 mm
A1
0.8042
0.20879
–1.630
60
0.108
0.414
C1 + A1
0.8955
0.23167
Mesial wall, 5 mm
A1
0.8684
0.22259
0.050
60
0.960
–0.013
C1 + A1
0.8658
0.17780
Mesial wall, 7 mm
A1
0.9194
0.21409
–0.142
60
0.888
0.036
C1 + A1
0.9265
0.17779
Distal wall, 3 mm
A1
0.7987
0.16134
–0.428
60
0.670
0.109
C1 + A1
0.8187
0.20394
Distal wall, 5 mm
A1
0.8726
0.19676
0.636
60
0.527
–0.162
C1 + A1
0.8403
0.20284
Distal wall, 7 mm
A1
0.7816
0.18657
–0.951
60
0.345
0.242
C1 + A1
0.8281
0.19774
SD: standard deviation; Df: degree of freedom
Declarations
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the Vice-Chancellor for Research of Birjand University of Medical Sciences for their support and cooperation.
Author contributions
SE: Conceptualization, Methodology, Data curation, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Validation, Supervision. SA: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing—review & editing. Both authors have read and approved the submitted version.
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