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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2021

Vertical root fractures: A time-dependent clinical condition. A case-control study in two colombian populations.

Claudia García-Guerrero, William Mendoza-Beltrán, Mateo Roldan-Roldan, Paula Villa-Machado, Felipe Restrepo-Restrepo

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia García-GuerreroDDS, MSc. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Facultad de Odontología, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas y Medicina Oral, Grupo de investigación INVENDO, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
William Mendoza-BeltránDDS. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Facultad de Odontología, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas y Medicina Oral, Grupo de investigación INVENDO, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Mateo Roldan-RoldanDDS. Endodontist, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia, Laboratory of Immunodetection and Bioanalysis. Medellín, ColombiaDDS. Endodontist, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia, Laboratory of Immunodetection and Bioanalysis. Medellín, Colombia.
Paula Villa-MachadoDDS. Endodontist, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia, Faculty of Dentistry, Laboratory of Immunodetection and Bioanalysis. Medellín, Colombia.
Felipe Restrepo-RestrepoDDS. Endodontist, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia, Faculty of Dentistry, Laboratory of Immunodetection and Bioanalysis. Medellín, Colombia.
Universidad de Antioquia · COUniversidad Nacional de Colombia · CO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis nested case-control study can be viewed as an efficient way to sample subjects from a large cohort study case-control study aimed to analyze the effect of different clinical factors on the appearance of vertical root fractures in endodontically-treated teeth (ETT) over time. MATERIAL AND

methodsBy matching 90 cases and 270 controls nested in a cohort of 450 patients. Incident "cases" included those ETT in which a confirmed VRF. The "controls" were ETT with clinical and radiographic evidence of normality. When an "incident case" was detected, three random "controls" according to the evaluation time registered in years were selected. Time interval corresponded to the exposure time from the end of the endodontic treatment until the tooth was included in the study. Demographic and clinical parameters included: age, gender, type, and location of the tooth, type of endodontic treatment, number of appointments necessary to complete the endodontic treatment, use of intra-canal medication, the apical extension of the filling, type of coronal restoration, the role of the tooth in the rehabilitation treatment, presence of intra-radicular posts, and presence of an adjacent implant, were analyzed over time. Statistical analysis: univariate descriptive analysis, Pearson's χ2 test, and a logistic regression model adjusted for the most significant variables with a 95% confidence interval.

resultsThe prevalence of vertical root fractures was 16.42%. The multivariate analysis confirmed that re-treatment (OR:12.19; OR:4.28;

conclusionsEndodontic re-treatment and the use of intracanal medication such as calcium hydroxide should be considered primary and secondary risk factors, respectively, according to the appearance of VRF over time.

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