Micro-tomographic characterization of the root and canal system morphology of mandibular first premolars in a Chilean population

Abstract This study aimed to analyze the root anatomy and root canal system morphology of mandibular first premolars in a Chilean population. 186 teeth were scanned using micro-computed tomography and reconstructed three-dimensionally. The root canal system morphology was classified using both Vertu...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Sierra-Cristancho, Luis González-Osuna, Daniela Poblete, Emilio A. Cafferata, Paola Carvajal, Carla P. Lozano, Rolando Vernal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80046-1