Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (1): 87-90.

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A retrospective clinical analysis of endodontic treatment of maxillary first molars

ZHANG De-hui, ZHENG Yao, SUN Hai-tao.   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital. Beijing 100038, China
  • Received:2015-01-21 Revised:2015-11-13 Online:2016-02-25 Published:2016-03-09

Abstract: PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of root canal therapy (RCT) of maxillary first molars and the relevant influential factors. METHODS: A total of 170 maxillary first molars undergoing endodontic treatment were retrospectively studied. 100 molars were treated with vertical compaction technique (VCT) using warm gutta- percha under dental operating microscope(DOM),while 70 molars with traditional lateral compaction technique(LCT) under naked eyes. All patients were asked to revisit 5 years later and 5- year success rate was evaluated. Reversion 3.0.2 software package was used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The immediate high quality rates of RCT of VCT and LCT were 91% and 75.7%, respectively, which has significant difference (P<0.05). After 5 years, VCT kept high quality rate of RCT, while the high quality rate of RCT with LCT dropped from75.7% to 68.6%. The 5-year clinical success rates of RCT with VCT and LCT were 98% and 81.4%, respectively; which had significant difference (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: VCT has excellent clinical effect in RCT of maxillary first molars. The use of DOM can increase the detection rate of the second mesiobuccal canal (MB2).

Key words: Maxillary first molars, Second mesiobuccal canal, Root canal treatment, Dental operating microscope

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