Are electronic apex locators accurate in determining working length in primary teeth pulpectomies? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of clinical studies

FC Vitali, PS Santos, M Cardoso… - International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The lack of a well‐defined apical constriction in primary teeth raises concerns
regarding the accuracy of electronic apex locators (EALs) for measuring working length …

Conventional methods and electronic apical locator in determining working length in different primary teeth: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies

PS Mourão, IB Fernandes, LV Moreira… - Evidence-Based …, 2025 - nature.com
Aim The aim of the current systematic review was to investigate differences in the
measurement of working length in primary teeth between electronic apex locators (EAL) and …

Clinical evaluation of apex locator and radiography in primary teeth

F Oznurhan, M Ünal, A Kapdan… - … Journal of Paediatric …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this in vivo study was to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of electronic
apex locater and radiographic determination of root canal length in primary teeth …

[HTML][HTML] A smart rotary technique versus conventional pulpectomy for primary teeth: A randomized controlled clinical study

N Mokhtari, AS Shirazi, M Ebrahimi - Journal of Clinical and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Techniques with adequate accuracy of working length determination along with
shorter duration of treatment in pulpectomy procedure seems to be essential in pediatric …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of accuracy of apex locator with tactile and conventional radiographic method for working length determination in primary and permanent teeth

K Rathore, S Tandon, M Sharma, G Kalia… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Correct working length determination is one of the main factors leading to
success in root canal treatment. The digital tactile sense technique and conventional …

In vitro comparison between apex locators, direct and radiographic techniques for determining the root canal length in primary teeth

LZ Adriano, JC Barasuol, M Cardoso… - European Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Aim To compare the accuracy of three electronic apex locators in the measurement of the
root length of primary teeth with the radiographic and direct visual techniques. Methods The …

Accuracy of electronic apex locators in primary teeth: a meta‐analysis

IA Ahmad, SC Pani - International Endodontic Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To conduct a meta‐analysis on the accuracy of electronic apex locators (EAL s) in
determining working length in human primary teeth. Methodology An electronic literature …

Success of root fillings with zinc oxide-ozonated oil in primary molars: preliminary results

SP Chandra, R Chandrasekhar, KS Uloopi… - European Archives of …, 2014 - Springer
Aim To evaluate the success rate of mixture of ozonated oil and zinc oxide as a primary teeth
root filling material. Study design Prospective randomised clinical study. Methods The study …

A comparative clinical evaluation of accuracy of six apex locators with intraoral periapical radiograph in multirooted teeth: An: in vivo: study

PA Saraf, P Ratnakar, TN Patil… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Aim: The purpose of this clinical study was to compare and clinically, to evaluate the
accuracy of six apex locators with intra oral periapical (IOPA) radiograph in multirooted …

Working length determination in primary teeth pulpectomy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Paradiso, A Tullio, C Bensi - Australian Endodontic Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present meta‐analysis aimed to describe the methods to determine the working length
in primary teeth pulpectomy, also evaluating and comparing their reliability. A systematic …