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INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL
Volume 42, Issue 11, Pages 1044-1049Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2009.01619.x
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configuration; extra-distal roots; mandibular first molar; root canal; Taiwan Chinese population
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P>Aim To investigate the root form and canal morphology of mandibular first molar teeth in a Taiwan Chinese population. Methodology A total of 183 mandibular first molars were collected and examined visually through a dissecting microscope after rendering the teeth transparent. The number of roots, number of canals and canal configuration were recorded. The root canal morphology was categorized and compared according to Vertucci (1984). Results Overall 46% of the mandibular first molars had four canals and 20% had extra-distal roots (distolingual root). In addition, 97% of the specimens had two mesial canals and 46% had two distal canals. In total, 68% of teeth with two mesial canals had two separated apical foramina, and 33% of teeth with two distal canals had two apical foramina. The most common canal configurations (Vertucci, 1984) of mesial roots were type 4 (46%) and type 2 (23%). Type 1 was encountered in 54% of the distal roots. Conclusions The frequency of the extra-distal root on the mandibular first molar was 20%, and the incidence of three canals (Vertucci's type 8 classification) with separate apical foramina at the apex of the mesial root was 6%. The three-rooted variation of the mandibular first molar appears to be a genetic characteristic of an Asiatic racial background.
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