Research Article
A Comparative Evaluation of the Apically Extruded Debris from Root Canals Prepared by R-Motion NiTi File System
Table 2
Mann–Whitney test compares AED between every two groups.
| Groups | Number of samples | Mean rank | Sum of ranks | Mann–Whitney U test | P-values |
| RM (I) | 14 | 11.25 | 157.50 | 52.500 | 0.036 | WOG (II) | 14 | 17.75 | 248.50 | | | RM (I) | 14 | 10.36 | 145.00 | 40.000 | 0.008 | PTN (III) | 14 | 18.64 | 261.00 | | | RM (I) | 14 | 12.89 | 180.50 | 75.500 | 0.300 | HFEDM (IV) | 14 | 16.11 | 225.50 | | | WOG (II) | 14 | 12.68 | 177.50 | 72.500 | 0.240 | PTN (III) | 14 | 16.32 | 228.50 | | | WOG (II) | 14 | 15.89 | 222.50 | 78.500 | 0.369 | HFEDM (IV) | 14 | 13.11 | 183.50 | | | PTN (III) | 14 | 17.07 | 239.00 | 62.000 | 0.098 | HFEDM (IV) | 14 | 11.93 | 167.00 | | |
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Note. The significant level was set at . Bold values illustrate a significant difference between tested groups. |