Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of similarity between contralateral mandibular incisors utilising 3-dimensional (3D) models obtained from micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) scans of extracted human teeth. The null hypothesis was that contralateral mandibular in...
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| author | Gaute Floer Johnsen Håvard Haugen, J Liebert Parreiras Nogueira Usame Sevgi Ashley Mae Jimenez Joseph T. DeLuca Ryan Mancuso Lucila Piasecki |
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| description | Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of similarity between contralateral mandibular incisors utilising 3-dimensional (3D) models obtained from micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) scans of extracted human teeth. The null hypothesis was that contralateral mandibular incisors do not exhibit matching symmetry. Methods: Sixty pairs (n = 120) of extracted mandibular incisors were obtained from 30 patients and scanned with micro-CT with a voxel size of 15.0 μm. 3D virtual models of the pulpal cavities were rendered. Geometric morphometric deviation analysis was performed after mirroring, automatic alignment, and co-registration of the models of contralateral teeth root mean square (RMS) errors were calculated. The quantitative analysis of the 3D models included 6 different geometric parameters. Data sets were examined with a 2-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. Post hoc retrospective power analysis was performed to find statistical power (α = 0.05). Results: Contralateral pairs had a narrower distribution in deviation than random pairs. Also, contralateral pairs showed a statistically higher similarity coefficient (5 out of 6 geometric parameters) compared to random pairs (P < .001); no difference was found when comparing central to lateral pairs or between Vertucci type I configurations compared to non-type I. RMS errors had significantly lower Contralateral premolars (CPs) values than random pairs (P < .001). Conclusions: A high degree of similarity was demonstrated for pairing contralateral mandibular incisors using 3D models. The similarity between contralateral central and lateral incisors suggests that when screened and matched, these 4 teeth might be used in endodontic research where similar root canal anatomy is crucial. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08b0989ee8d44ba788e58e3d28a5f34f2023-01-18T04:29:42ZengElsevierInternational Dental Journal0020-65392023-02-017317178Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular IncisorsGaute Floer Johnsen0Håvard Haugen, J1Liebert Parreiras Nogueira2Usame Sevgi3Ashley Mae Jimenez4Joseph T. DeLuca5Ryan Mancuso6Lucila Piasecki7Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayOral Research Laboratory, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Periodontics & Endodontics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USADepartment of Periodontics & Endodontics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USADepartment of Periodontics & Endodontics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USADepartment of Periodontics & Endodontics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USAIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of similarity between contralateral mandibular incisors utilising 3-dimensional (3D) models obtained from micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) scans of extracted human teeth. The null hypothesis was that contralateral mandibular incisors do not exhibit matching symmetry. Methods: Sixty pairs (n = 120) of extracted mandibular incisors were obtained from 30 patients and scanned with micro-CT with a voxel size of 15.0 μm. 3D virtual models of the pulpal cavities were rendered. Geometric morphometric deviation analysis was performed after mirroring, automatic alignment, and co-registration of the models of contralateral teeth root mean square (RMS) errors were calculated. The quantitative analysis of the 3D models included 6 different geometric parameters. Data sets were examined with a 2-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. Post hoc retrospective power analysis was performed to find statistical power (α = 0.05). Results: Contralateral pairs had a narrower distribution in deviation than random pairs. Also, contralateral pairs showed a statistically higher similarity coefficient (5 out of 6 geometric parameters) compared to random pairs (P < .001); no difference was found when comparing central to lateral pairs or between Vertucci type I configurations compared to non-type I. RMS errors had significantly lower Contralateral premolars (CPs) values than random pairs (P < .001). Conclusions: A high degree of similarity was demonstrated for pairing contralateral mandibular incisors using 3D models. The similarity between contralateral central and lateral incisors suggests that when screened and matched, these 4 teeth might be used in endodontic research where similar root canal anatomy is crucial.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653922000752Anatomic symmetryContralateral incisorsMicro-CT3D-matchingImaging |
| spellingShingle | Gaute Floer Johnsen Håvard Haugen, J Liebert Parreiras Nogueira Usame Sevgi Ashley Mae Jimenez Joseph T. DeLuca Ryan Mancuso Lucila Piasecki Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors International Dental Journal Anatomic symmetry Contralateral incisors Micro-CT 3D-matching Imaging |
| title | Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors |
| title_full | Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors |
| title_short | Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors |
| title_sort | assessment of the root canal similarity in contralateral mandibular incisors |
| topic | Anatomic symmetry Contralateral incisors Micro-CT 3D-matching Imaging |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653922000752 |
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