Journal
ODONTOLOGY
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages 231-238Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10266-020-00525-9
Keywords
Mandibular first premolar; Radicular groove; Canal morphology; Canal preparation
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- Carder Health Care Research of Jiangsu Province [BJ15030]
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The study aimed to establish an effective method for locating and negotiating the lingual canal in mandibular first premolars with two canals during root canal preparation. By using different steps, the success rate of accessing and treating the lingual canals was 86%.
The aim of this study was to establish an effective method of locating and negotiating the lingual canal in mandibular first premolars with two canals during root canal preparation. A total of 125 mandibular first premolars with radicular grooves were collected, and after micro-computed tomography scanning, 50 mandibular first premolars with a Vertucci V/III canal form were selected based on the inclusion criteria. Access cavities were prepared, and the lingual canals (LCs) were searched in four following steps: step 1 direct vision and a straight K-file; step 2 stereomicroscopy and a straight K-file; step 3 stereomicroscopy and a pre-curved K-file; and step 4 a long-neck bur. After localization, the LCs were instrumented. In most cases, access to the LC was achieved by step 2 (19/50, 38%) or step 3 (22/50, 44%). In three cases (6%), step 1 alone was enough to achieve access to the orifice, and in six cases (12%), access to the lingual canal was not achieved until step 4. Overall, 43 of the 50 mandibular first premolars (86%) were successfully instrumented, and the remaining seven failed. Two cases failed in the process of negotiating the canal to full length and five cases failed due to procedural errors (ledge formation, canal perforation, vertical fracture, or instrument separation). The LC in mandibular first premolars is a major endodontic challenge. A stereomicroscope and a pre-curved K file are suggested to be valuable tools for detecting and accessing the extra LC.
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