Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 5

Study of the Morphology of MB2 Canals in Maxillary First Molars Using CBCT

  • Author:
  • Tony Mathew1,, Aditya Shetty2, Mithra N Hegde3, Bessy Babu4, K Shreya Shetty5
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 359 to 362

1Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

2Additional Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

3Vice Principal, Head of the Department Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

4Postgraduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

5IV BDS Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Tony Mathew Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India e-mail: dr.tonymathew@gmail.com

Online published on 29 May, 2018.

Abstract

372 human maxillary first molar teeth with three separate roots from the Dakshina Kannada population were selected for the study. Teeth with completely formed apices with no presence of any developmental defects were included in the study. Endodontically treated teeth and those with severe alterations in root canal anatomy were excluded from the study. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images of 372 maxillary first molars were processed using the ProMax 3D Mid (Planmeca, Helsinki, Finland) version-4, and projected onto a Dell LED screen (Model no: E1913Sf) to observe sections in coronal, sagittal and axial views as well as a 3D reconstruction. Results showed that out of the 372 maxillary first molars evaluated using CBCT, 196 teeth showed the presence of MB2 canals (52.6%). Vertucci's Type II canal configuration was found in 163 (83.4%) teeth, Vertucci's Type IV canal configuration was found in 33 (33.6%) teeth.

Keywords

Maxillary first molar, Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Dakshina Kannada, MB2 canals