Apical foramen morphology according to the length of merged canal at the apex
Kim Hee-Ho, 민정범, 황호길,
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( Kim Hee-Ho ) - Chosun University School of Dentistry Department of Conservative Dentistry
민정범 ( Min Jeong-Bum ) - Chosun University School of Dentistry Department of Conservative Dentistry
황호길 ( Hwang Ho-Keel ) - Chosun University School of Dentistry Department of Conservative Dentistry
KMID : 0362320130380010026
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the apical foramen morphology and the length of merged canal at the apex in type II root canal system.
Materials and Methods: This study included intact extracted maxillary and mandibular human premolars (n = 20) with fully formed roots without any visible signs of external resorption. The root segments were obtained by removing the crown 1 mm beneath the cementum-enamel junction (CEJ) using a rotary diamond disk. The distance between the file tip and merged point of joining two canals was defined as Lj. The roots were carefully sectioned at 1 mm from the apex by a slow-speed water-cooled diamond saw. All cross sections were examined under the microscope at ×50 magnification and photographed to estimate the shape of the apical foramen. The longest and the shortest diameter of apical foramen was measured using ImageJ program (1.44p, National Institutes of Health). Correlation coefficient was calculated to identify the link between Lj and the apical foramen shape by Pearson's correlation.
Results: The average value of Lj was 3.74 mm. The average of proportion (P), estimated by dividing the longest diameter into the shortest diameter of the apical foramen, was 3.64. This study showed a significant negative correlation between P and Lj (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: As Lj gets longer, the apical foramen becomes more ovally shaped. Likewise, as it gets shorter, the apical foramen becomes more flat shaped.
키워드
Apical foramen; Type II root canal system
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