A Computer-Assisted Approach to Assess the Precision of the Reciprocating Angles and the Rotation Speeds of Endodontic Motors

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2022

Autores

Rodrigues, EA (Autor) Outra; Costa, DG (Autor) FEUP; Junior, F (Autor) Outra; Dantas, LTBL (Autor) Outra; De Deus, G (Autor) Outra; Simoes Carvalho, M (Autor) Outra; Silva, EJNL (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Applied System Innovation

Nº Special Issue

Página Final: 68

Editora: MDPI

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ID Authenticus: P-00W-XH2

DOI: 10.3390/asi5040068

Abstract (EN): Endodontic reciprocating motors are largely used to support a series of procedures in dentistry treatments, useful for those different circular movement patterns. In the last years, different motors have been available on the market, with varying costs and promised performance for the users; however, since their reciprocating angles and rotation speeds may have significant outcomes on the employed endodontic files, there should be an affordable and practical way to assess the actual performance of such motors concerning their expected operation. Actually, endodontic files attached to reciprocating motors will move too fast to be easily accounted, which has fostered the development of computational methods to allow the proper validation of their movements according to their official datasheets. In this scenario, this paper describes a feasible method to detect the movement patterns of different reciprocating endodontic motors by the processing of a set of consecutive images taken by a high-speed camera. The performed experiments for three different off-the-shelf reciprocating endodontic motors showed that their actual movement characteristics are slightly different from their specifications, and that each considered motor has a particular movement pattern.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 14