Mohnish Zulfikar Manva1, Riyadh Alroomy2, Shamama Sheereen3, Manoj Kumar Hans4, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni5. 1. Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, 11952, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. m.manva@mu.edu.sa. 2. Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, 11952, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. 3. Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital, Parbhani, India. 4. Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Geetanjali Dental and Research Institute, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. 5. Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Majamah University, Al-Majmaah, Riyadh Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To analyze the morphology of shapes and positions of the apical foramina in permanent maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth. METHODS: Examination of the apical foramina was performed with a stereomicroscope at a magnification of 10×. The anatomic parameters evaluated were the shapes of the peripheral contours of the apical foramina (rounded, oval, asymmetric, and semilunar). The location of the apical foramen was recorded as a center, buccal, lingual, mesial, and distal surface. RESULTS: Results have shown that the frequency of deviation was 68% in all teeth being assessed, while the most frequent location of the apical foramen was in the center, with 32% followed by distal with 18%. The common shape of apical foramina was round shape in all the teeth. CONCLUSIONS: The variation in the location and shapes of apical foramina in teeth. The commonest deviation in location of apical foramina was distal and the frequent shape was of a round shape.
PURPOSE: To analyze the morphology of shapes and positions of the apical foramina in permanent maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth. METHODS: Examination of the apical foramina was performed with a stereomicroscope at a magnification of 10×. The anatomic parameters evaluated were the shapes of the peripheral contours of the apical foramina (rounded, oval, asymmetric, and semilunar). The location of the apical foramen was recorded as a center, buccal, lingual, mesial, and distal surface. RESULTS: Results have shown that the frequency of deviation was 68% in all teeth being assessed, while the most frequent location of the apical foramen was in the center, with 32% followed by distal with 18%. The common shape of apical foramina was round shape in all the teeth. CONCLUSIONS: The variation in the location and shapes of apical foramina in teeth. The commonest deviation in location of apical foramina was distal and the frequent shape was of a round shape.