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Prevalence of apical periodontitis and results of endodontic treatment in an adult, Portuguese population
Author(s) -
; Marqués,
; Moreira,
; Eriksen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2591.1998.00136.x
Subject(s) - periodontitis , medicine , dentistry , epidemiology , population , endodontics , periapical periodontitis , orthodontics , environmental health
The present epidemiological study is derived from a random sample of 322 residents of the Porto area, aged 30–39 years. Prevalence of apical periodontitis and results of endodontic treatment were evaluated from orthopantomograms, available from 179 of a total of 197 individuals attending for examination. The results indicated a prevalence of apical periodontitis in 27% of this population. The quality of a majority (54%) of the 69 root fillings observed were found to be inadequate, (i.e. short and/or poorly condensed), but only 15 (22%) of the endodontically treated teeth presented with apical periodontitis.