Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT study

The aims of this study were to evaluate the number of roots/root canals in the mandibular anterior teeth of a Turkish population, to assess the relationship between gender or age and the frequency of two canals in a single root, and to determine the symmetry in root/root canal numbers between contralateral sides among patients. Cone-beam computed tomography images (n = 1128; 6253 teeth) taken at the Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology of the Faculty of Dentistry of Gazi University were examined by three observers and a supervisor, all of whom were blinded to patient gender and age. Axial, sagittal, and cross-sectional slices with a thickness of 1 mm were used. Numbers of roots and canals for each type of tooth were recorded. Most teeth had a single root and single root canal. Roots with two canals were more frequent in the incisors (14.9%, 17.2%, and 6.1% of the central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines, respectively). Teeth with two roots were more frequent in the canines (3.1%vs. 0% or 0.1%). Females more often had canines with double root canals (p < 0.001). When at least one tooth had two root canals, bilateral symmetry between contralateral teeth was found in 45.0%, 29.0%, and 28.0% of cases for central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines, respectively. Patients older than 56 years had fewer teeth with double root canals (p ≤ 0.001). A small proportion of the mandibular anterior teeth had two roots or root canals. Double root canals were mostly unilateral. Age and gender were associated with the number of root canals.

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Main Authors: KAYAOGLU,Guven, PEKER,Ilkay, GUMUSOK,Mustafa, SARIKIR,Cigdem, KAYADUGUN,Aylin, UCOK,Ozlem
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO 2015
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spelling oai:scielo:S1806-832420150001002832018-09-17Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT studyKAYAOGLU,GuvenPEKER,IlkayGUMUSOK,MustafaSARIKIR,CigdemKAYADUGUN,AylinUCOK,Ozlem Anatomy Endodontics Prevalence Radiography The aims of this study were to evaluate the number of roots/root canals in the mandibular anterior teeth of a Turkish population, to assess the relationship between gender or age and the frequency of two canals in a single root, and to determine the symmetry in root/root canal numbers between contralateral sides among patients. Cone-beam computed tomography images (n = 1128; 6253 teeth) taken at the Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology of the Faculty of Dentistry of Gazi University were examined by three observers and a supervisor, all of whom were blinded to patient gender and age. Axial, sagittal, and cross-sectional slices with a thickness of 1 mm were used. Numbers of roots and canals for each type of tooth were recorded. Most teeth had a single root and single root canal. Roots with two canals were more frequent in the incisors (14.9%, 17.2%, and 6.1% of the central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines, respectively). Teeth with two roots were more frequent in the canines (3.1%vs. 0% or 0.1%). Females more often had canines with double root canals (p < 0.001). When at least one tooth had two root canals, bilateral symmetry between contralateral teeth was found in 45.0%, 29.0%, and 28.0% of cases for central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines, respectively. Patients older than 56 years had fewer teeth with double root canals (p ≤ 0.001). A small proportion of the mandibular anterior teeth had two roots or root canals. Double root canals were mostly unilateral. Age and gender were associated with the number of root canals.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqOBrazilian Oral Research v.29 n.1 20152015-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242015000100283en10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2015.vol29.0090
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UCOK,Ozlem
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Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT study
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title Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT study
title_short Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT study
title_full Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT study
title_fullStr Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT study
title_full_unstemmed Root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: CBCT study
title_sort root and canal symmetry in the mandibular anterior teeth of patients attending a dental clinic: cbct study
description The aims of this study were to evaluate the number of roots/root canals in the mandibular anterior teeth of a Turkish population, to assess the relationship between gender or age and the frequency of two canals in a single root, and to determine the symmetry in root/root canal numbers between contralateral sides among patients. Cone-beam computed tomography images (n = 1128; 6253 teeth) taken at the Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology of the Faculty of Dentistry of Gazi University were examined by three observers and a supervisor, all of whom were blinded to patient gender and age. Axial, sagittal, and cross-sectional slices with a thickness of 1 mm were used. Numbers of roots and canals for each type of tooth were recorded. Most teeth had a single root and single root canal. Roots with two canals were more frequent in the incisors (14.9%, 17.2%, and 6.1% of the central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines, respectively). Teeth with two roots were more frequent in the canines (3.1%vs. 0% or 0.1%). Females more often had canines with double root canals (p < 0.001). When at least one tooth had two root canals, bilateral symmetry between contralateral teeth was found in 45.0%, 29.0%, and 28.0% of cases for central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines, respectively. Patients older than 56 years had fewer teeth with double root canals (p ≤ 0.001). A small proportion of the mandibular anterior teeth had two roots or root canals. Double root canals were mostly unilateral. Age and gender were associated with the number of root canals.
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