title: The evaluation of root canal morphology of the mandibular first molar in an Indian population using spiral computed tomography scan: an in vitro study.
abstract: In this study, root canal morphology of 125 extracted mandibular first molars from an Indian population was evaluated by using spiral computed tomography (SCT). The results of this study showed that the majority of the teeth samples (84.48%) had the 3 canal (mesiobuccal, mesiolingual, and 1 distal canal) configuration and that the cementoenamel junction coincided with the roof of the pulp chamber in 37.09% of the samples only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Tamil Nadu, India. reuben81080@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reuben
authors.forename: Natanasabapathy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Velmurugan
authors.forename: Deivanayagam
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kandaswamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008334:Mandible; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009811:Odontometry; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D019237:Tooth Cervix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging