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ArticleFrontiers in oral health2026

Analysis of root canal anatomy configuration in permanent anterior teeth among the Pakistani subpopulations using cone-beam CT.

Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Abdul Habeeb Adil, Azhar Iqbal, Hamza Arshad, Fatima Zahra, Fahad Umer, Irfan Maqbool, Venkata Suresh Venkataiah, Tahir Yusuf Noorani

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Mohmed Isaqali KarobariDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abdul Habeeb AdilDepartment of Dental Research, Saveetha Medical College, and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Azhar IqbalDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Hamza ArshadProsthodontics, Dental Section, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fatima ZahraOperative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental Section, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fahad UmerOperative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental Section, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Irfan MaqboolPrivate Dental Practitioner, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Venkata Suresh VenkataiahClinical Sciences Department, Centre of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Science Research, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Tahir Yusuf NooraniConservative Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.

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Aim: This study aimed to analyse root canal configurations in permanent maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth using cone-beam CT among a Pakistani subpopulation. Method: A total of 7,653 maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth were included from the retrospective analysis of 707 CBCT scans from two institutions. The CBCT images were visualized using GALAXIS integrated within the Sirona Dental System. The scanning parameters were standardized at 85 kV, 7 mA, with a 15-second exposure time and a voxel size of 0.16 mm. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 26, employing the Chi-square test with a significance level set at Results: The predominant root canal configuration observed across all maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth was single root with single canal ( Conclusion: The study successfully identified the predominant root canal configurations in a Pakistani subpopulation, revealing significant age and gender-related differences. The predominance of the single root with single (

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anterior teethCBCTmorphologyPakistani subpopulationprevalenceroot canal

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