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Following preparation, all root canals were filled with Odne\u00aeFill according to the manufacturer\u2019s instructions. The extent of the root canal area coverage by the novel filling material was assessed using both periapical radiographs and micro-CT. The filling material adaptation to the canal walls was quantified through image segmentation and statistically analyzed. Results: The percentage of canal wall coverage ranged from 93.31% to 99.98%. The mean coverage rate was 97.63% (standard deviation: 1.70%), with a median value of 98.23%, indicating a high degree of adaptation of the filling material to the ex vivo prepared canal walls. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this ex vivo study, Odne\u00aeFill demonstrated high adaptation values to the prepared root canal walls. These findings should be interpreted with caution. 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