ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2024
Influence of apical patency in endodontic treatment outcome - A systematic review of clinical studies.
Article in Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Improbable healing in endodontics: a case series of favorable outcomes despite adverse prognostic conditions.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Clinical Significance and Anatomical Considerations of Apical Patency in Endodontic Therapy: A Comprehensive Review.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Impact of maintaining apical patency on cleaning potentials of XP-endo Finisher in curved root canals.Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2026Article
- Exploration of uninstrumented areas and volumetric precision of ProTaper Ultimate versus ProTaper Next file systems: A micro-computed tomography study.Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the influence of maintaining apical patency (AP) in endodontic treatment outcome. Methodology: An electronic database search was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library, LIVIVO, LILACS, and EBSCO host from inception till July 2024. The data from the included articles were extracted and the quality was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration tool and ROBINS-I tool. Results: Five articles were included for the qualitative synthesis, and all the included articles were determined to have a low risk of bias. Maintaining the AP resulted in two-fold increase in the healing outcome with long-term follow-up. Conclusion: It can be concluded from this systematic review that maintaining AP is likely to enhance the endodontic treatment outcome. However, more long-term clinical studies are required to further evaluate the possible influence of AP. Registration: The protocol of this review was registered in the PROSPERO database with registration number: CRD42022374966.
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