and 0.19 mm for the Root ZX; the ability of the devices to locate the apical constriction was 34.4 and 90.7% of cases respectively. Pommer et al. (2002) evaluated the effect of pulp vitality on the accuracy of the AFA Apex Finder 7005 and reported that the difference between measurements in canals with vital or necrotic pulps was significantly different and concluded that the AFA Apex Finder was more accurate in vital cases.