ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry2021
Assessment of Mesiobuccal Canal Configuration, Prevalence and Inter-Orifice Distance at Different Root Thirds of Maxillary First Molars: A CBCT Study.
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- Assessment of the root and canal morphology in the permanent dentition of Saudi Arabian population using cone beam computed and micro-computed tomography - a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Anatomical Evaluation of Root and Root Canal Configuration of Permanent Maxillary Dentition in the Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
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- Three-Dimensional CBCT Analysis of Second Mesiobuccal Canal Anatomy in Maxillary Molars.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- An Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Mesiobuccal Canal Configuration, the Interorifice Distance, and the Root Lengths of the Permanent Maxillary First Molars with Cone Beam Computed Tomography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Association between second mesiobuccal missed canals and apical periodontitis in maxillary molars of a Chilean subpopulation.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2023Article
- Prevalence of mesiobuccal-2 canals in maxillary first and second molars among the Bruneian population-CBCT analysis.BDJ open · 2022Article
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- Evaluation of new endodontic tooth models in clinical education from the perspective of students and demonstrators.BMC medical education · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimThe aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and configuration of the second mesiobuccal (MB2) canal in the mesiobuccal MB root of permanent maxillary first molars at different root levels in a Saudi sub-population using cone‑beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to measure the inter-orifice distance between MB & MB2 at the pulpal floor level. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective study was carried out on CBCT images of Saudi patients seen at King Abdul Aziz University. A total of 106 maxillary first molars were evaluated using a specialized software program (iCAT CBCT software). The prevalence of MB2, canal configuration and location of joining (apical-middle-coronal), if present was calculated. Also, the inter-orifice distance between both canals was measured at the level of the pulpal floor. Chi‑square and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used.
resultsThe MB2 canal was found in 92 (86.8%) maxillary first molar teeth. The MB and MB2 canals were joined in 61 (58%) cases, where the location of joining was 14 (23%), 17 (27%), and 31 (50%) in the coronal, middle, and apical third, respectively. The mean inter-orifice distance between both canals at the level of the pulpal floor was 2.52±0.76 mm.
conclusionThe prevalence of MB2 canal in this Saudi sub-population was high. The prevalence decreased as the root canal approached the apical third. There was no correlation between the average distance and occurrence of canal joining. CBCT is useful in detecting and mapping the mesiobuccal root canal system, with a likelihood of enhancing the quality of root canal treatment.
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