Open AccessTo assess the occurrence of middle mesial canal using cone-beam computed tomography and dental operating microscope: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Manjiri Nagesh Honap,
Darshana Devadiga,
Mithra N Hegde
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/jcd.jcd_462_19
Subject(s) - magnification , molar , cone beam computed tomography , dentistry , root canal , medicine , mandibular second molar , orthodontics , mandibular canal , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , operating microscope , mandibular first molar , computed tomography , radiology , biology , surgery , optics , physics , botany , genus
Failures of root canal treatments are mainly attributed to missed canals and ignorance about the complex anatomy of the root canal system. One such example of anatomic variation is the middle mesial canal (MMC) in mandibular molars which is often missed, and literature on methods for identifying them is limited.