ArticleBioMed research international2018
Cone-Beam Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Root Canal Morphology of Maxillary Premolars in a Saudi Population.
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- Morphology of Roots and Canals of Maxillary First Premolars: A CBCT Study in a Peruvian Sample.International journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Second Root and Root Canal in Mandibular and Maxillary Premolars Based on Two Classification Systems in Sub-Population of Northern Region (Saudi Arabia) Assessed Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT): A Retrospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Cone-Beam Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Canal Morphology of Mesiobuccal Root of Maxillary Molars in Saudi Subpopulation.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2022Article
- Visual inspection of root patterns and radiographic estimation of its canal configurations by confirmation using sectioning method. An ex vivo study on maxillary first premolar teeth.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Root canal morphology and symmetry of mandibular second premolars using cone-beam computed tomography.Oral radiology · 2022Article
- Endodontic Management of Mandibular Second Premolar with Vertucci Root Canal Configuration Type V.Case reports in dentistry · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the study was to investigate the root canal morphology of maxillary first and second premolars in a Saudi population using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).
methodsThis retrospective cross-sectional study assessed CBCT images of 707 Saudi patients. The number of roots and canal configuration were identified based on Vertucci's classification. Fisher's exact Chi-square tests were performed to analyze the association between sex and number of roots and sex and root canal configuration.
resultsMost teeth had two roots in maxillary first premolars (75.1%) and one root in maxillary second premolars (85.2%). Type IV was the most prevalent canal configuration in maxillary first premolars (69.1%), while Type I was the most in maxillary second premolars (49.4%). All types of canal configurations were observed in maxillary premolars except Type VII for the maxillary second premolar. Chi-square tests showed no significant association between gender and number of roots and sex and root canal configuration in both maxillary first and second premolars although higher number of roots was seen in men (P > 0.05).
conclusionMost maxillary first premolars had two roots with Type IV being the most predominant canal configuration, while a single root with Type I canal configuration was the most frequently observed morphology in maxillary second premolars. In maxillary first premolars, 21.3% had one canal apically, 75.4% had two canals apically, and 3.3% had three canals apically. In maxillary second premolars, 80.2% had one canal apically, 18.9% had two canals apically, and 0.9% had three canals apically.
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