Dent on filter means toss in trash
Cut it open for a look.
If you know the filter, and what it has for end caps or build quality, you might just notice that the dent is not in an area of concern. Dent on a glue or fiber end cap vs metal end cap? dent on a leaf spring vs coil?
Dent is also a stress point for cold oil pressure leak at the dent seams. Dent on thin filter shell vs thick shell?
But, if the filter is dented, how badly were they handled in shipping/handling? That is only the damage you can see. Worry about the damage that you can't see. At the warehouse, your filter was used in a game of warehouse football or soccer.
Wix... I'd use it. But, my OCI is severe so it wouldn't see more than 4-5 months and fluids all the time, but am capable of exercising the warranty or swapping in a salvage yard engine in an afternoon. Can you?