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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2024

The prevalence, configuration, and prediction of second mesiobuccal canals in maxillary second molars in West Bengal population - A cone-beam computed tomography study.

M Sakthivel, Ujjwal Das, Lugu Buru Murmu, Kallol Kumar Saha

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M SakthivelDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ujjwal DasDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Lugu Buru MurmuDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Kallol Kumar SahaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Abstract

Objective: This study's objective is to analyze the prevalence as well as the configuration of second mesiobuccal (MB2) in maxillary 2 Materials and Methods: The presence and absence of MB2 are noted down in 300 maxillary 2 Results: The prevalence of MB2 is increased as the values increase in MB-P distance (>5.25 mm), MB-P and DB-P ratio (>1.25), and MDP angle (>95°). Out of 150 MB2 teeth, Vertucci type 2, 4, and 8 Configurations are seen in 103 (68.6%), 46 (30.6%), and 1 (0.67%), respectively. Conclusions: This positive correlation between MB2 presence and these three factors helps clinicians to identify MB2 canals effectively.

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Cone-beam computed tomographyconfigurationendodonticsmaxillary second molarprediction

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PMCPMC11581371

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