Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
1Shruthi Manivannan, 2*Dr Sankeerthana Kolli, 3Dr Adimulapu Hima Sandeep
Vol 17, No 11 ( 2022 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 2644-2658 | Published on: 14-11-2022
Abstract
Introduction: Root canal treatment is one of the most commonly performed procedures in a
dental office. It is aimed at removing the entire pulpal tissue, debris and microbes and creating
a three dimensional fluid impervious seal of the root canal. The failure of root canal treatment
can occur due to a number of reasons like underfilling, missed canals, overextended obturation,
persistent lesion, etc. Overextended obturation irritates the periapical tissues leading to
periapical lesion and possible cystic transformation.
Aim: To find out the radiographic assessment of Obturation length in cases presenting for the
retreatment.
Materials and methods:
A total of 1054 patients who had undergone re-RCT were included in the study. The collected
data was subjected to data analysis.
Results and discussion: 18-40 (64.86%) years is the most common age group that has
undergone the retreatment ; males (58.97%) are the most common gender who have undergone
retreatment; maxillary anterior teeth (38.56%) are the most common teeth that has undergone
retreatment; Majority of the patients presented with underfilled root canal (>2mm short of the
apex) 95.34% (n= 1003); Majority of the RE-RCT was done with H files 43.96% (n=462); p
value : 0.519 (>0.05) hence not statistically significant, proving that there is no significant
association between radiographic obturation length and teeth region; p value : 0.401 (>0.05)
hence not statistically significant, proving that there is no significant association between
radiographic obturation length and age groups.
Conclusion: The present study suggests that vital bleaching has proven to produce satisfactory
clinical aesthetic outcome. This study will shed light for future studies that study an even larger
population prospective RCTs are needed to further support our evidence.
Keywords:
Radiograph, obturation, assessment, retreatment, retrospective innovation.