The impact of a dental operating microscope on the identification of mesiolingual canals in maxillary first molars.

Autor:	de Oliveira LO, Silva MHC, Bastos HJS, de Jesus Soares A, Frozoni M
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	General dentistry [Gen Dent] 2019 Mar-Apr; Vol. 67 (2), pp. 73-75.
Abstrakt:	The aim of this study was to clinically assess the impact of a dental operating microscope (DOM) on the clinician's ability to locate a second canal in the mesiobuccal root (MB2), also known as the mesiolingual canal. An endodontic specialist treated 180 maxillary first molars using the same protocol for all teeth except for the use of the DOM (n = 90 per group). In the teeth treated without the use of a DOM, a mesiolingual canal was located in 26.67% of the cases; when a DOM was used, a mesiolingual canal was located in 77.78% of the cases. Analysis with the Fisher exact test revealed that the magnification provided by a DOM significantly (P < 0.05) improved the identification of MB2 canals in maxillary first molars. Competing Interests: Disclaimer: The authors report no conflicts of interest pertaining to any of the products or companies discussed in this article.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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