A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study of Root Anatomy and Canal Morphology of Mandibular Incisors in an Egyptian Sub-Population | ||||
Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
Article 37, Volume 64, Issue 4 - October (Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Materials, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics), October 2018, Page 3889-3894 PDF (478.49 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2018.79365 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Shady Ali Hussein1; Tarek Mostafa2 | ||||
1Lecturer at Endodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain-Shams University | ||||
2Lecturer at Endodontic Development, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain-Shams University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Endodontic treatment is basically dependent on knowledge of the root canal morphology. The purpose of this study was to analyze the root canal configuration of the mandibular incisor teeth in the Egyptian subpopulation using cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) imaging. A total of 1140 CBCT images of mandibular incisor teeth were obtained from 300 patients who were seeking to receive implant or orthodontic treatment and accepted CBCT projection. Vertucci’s classification was used as a reference to correlate the analysis. The number of roots, number of canals, and root canal type were calculated and plotted. The results showed that all the mandibular incisors revealed one root. The analysis of root canal number irrespective to canal configuration type revealed single root canal (90.2%, n= 53) out of 592 central mandibular incisors and (81.38% n= 446) out of 548 lateral mandibular incisors. The prevalence of two root canals in mandibular lateral incisors (18.61%, n=102 out of 548) was significantly higher than that of mandibular central incisors (9.45% n=56 out of 592) (P< 0.5). Within the limitations of this study, it has been concluded that CBCT is efficient tool for mapping root canal configuration. The majority of the Egyptian subpopulation have higher incidence of single canal in lower incisors. Most of two canal cases was type II. | ||||
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