title: Anatomy of the pulp-chamber floor.
abstract: Locating the number and position of orifices on pulp-chamber floors can be difficult. This is especially true when the tooth being treated is heavily restored, malposed, or calcified. After evaluating 500 pulp chambers of extracted teeth, new laws for finding pulp chambers and root-canal orifices are proposed. The use of these laws can aid in the determination of the pulp-chamber position and the exact location and number of root canals in any individual tooth.
authors.affiliation: Temple University, School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krasner
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Rankow
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003804:Dentin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D009811:Odontometry; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019237:Tooth Cervix / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology