ArticleHeliyon2024
The prevalence of root canal treatment, periapical status, and coronal restorations in elderly patients in the Polish population.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Potential Association Between Apical Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review of Evidence and Clinical Implications.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2026Review
- A Retrospective Study of CBCT-Based Detection of Endodontic Failures and Periapical Lesions in a Romanian Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation of preoperative apical periodontitis, treatment indications, and methods in endodontically treated teeth: a retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of periapical radiolucent lesions in endodontically-treated teeth with intraradicular posts: a cross-sectional CBCT study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to determine the prevalence and correlations between root canal treatment, periapical status, and coronal restoration detected using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the elderly Polish population (60-79 years). Methods: A total of 480 CBCT images were assessed. Collected data included: age, gender, the tooth location, direct restoration, decay, single crown, abutment of fixed bridge, the quality of the restoration, root canal treatment, post and core, apical periodontitis (AP), and quality of root filling. Results: The number of teeth in the elderly patients decreased, while the number of endodontically treated teeth increased with age. More teeth were preserved in mandible, the most common group of teeth were incisors. AP was more often detected in the maxilla in general, and in mandibular molars. The over-filling was observed more frequently in maxilla, in maxillary molars and in mandibular premolars, while the short-filling in maxillary and mandibular molars. AP was significantly more often observed in short-filled root canals than in other length criteria (overfilled, adequately, lack of filling). Conclusions: Inadequate prosthetic restoration, presence of post, pulpotomy, missed canals and root canal treated teeth were associated with increased prevalence of AP. Clinical significance: The article indicates the need of treatment of elderly population in Poland. There is the demand to enhance the quality of endodontic and restorative treatment in this population. Additionally, CBCT examination, if indicated, should be implemented in the course of endodontic therapy to provide adequate information to clinicians.
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