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Background: Investigations on the prevalence of pulp and periradicular diseases in Mexican population produced few studies, conducted to specific age population. Considering the importance of epidemiological investigation. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of pulp and periapical pathologies and their distribution according to sex, age, affected teeth, and etiological factors found in patients the DEPeI, FO, UNAM Endodontic Postgraduate Program during the period 2014-2019. Material and Methods: The data collected were from the records of the Single Clinical File of patients treated at the Endodontic Specialization Clinic, DEPeI, FO, UNAM, period 2014-2019. The following variables were recorded for each endodontic file: diagnosed pulp and periapical pathology, sex, age, affected tooth, and etiological factor. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed with 95% CI (Confidence intervals). Results: Of all the registers reviewed, irreversible pulpitis (34.58%) and chronic apical periodontitis (34.89%) proved to be the most prevalent pulp and periapical pathologies, respectively. The female sex predominated (65.36%). The age group that requested the most endodontic treatment, according to the records reviewed, was 60 or older (36.99%). The most treated teeth were the upper first molars (24.15%) and lower (36.71%), and the most prevalent etiological factor was dental caries (84.07%). Conclusions: Irreversible pulpitis and chronic apical periodontitis were the most prevalent pathologies. The predominant sex was female, and the age group was 60 years or older. The first upper and lower molars were the most endodontically treated teeth. The most prevalent etiological factor was dental caries. Key words:Pulp pathology, periapical pathology, prevalence.
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Background: Several investigations have determined whether the use of a dental operating microscope (DOM) in combination with selective dentine removal with ultrasonic tips increases the percentage of location of the Mesiobuccal 2 (MB2) root canal in maxillary first molars (MFM). However, these studies did not report the performance of in vivo measurements with the comparison with a gold standard. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of the DOM and selective dentin removal with ultrasonic tips to locate the MB2 root canal in MFM using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) as the gold standard. Material and Methods: The initial sample size was 91 patients, but 7 were excluded, so the sample size was 84 patients who signed the informed consent. Inclusion criteria: MFM indicated for root canal treatment. An expert blinded observer identified the MB2 in the CBCT. Two standardized examiners (Kappa=91%) performed the clinical assessment in three stages: Stage 1, canal location with an endodontic explorer and a mirror; Stage 2, use of DOM and Stage 3, use of DOM plus selective dentine removal with ultrasonic tips. The validity of each stage was calculated. Results: The prevalence of MB2 using CBCT was 79%, by clinical location was 68%. Sensitivity was 79%, 82%, 86% for stage 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Specificity and Positive Predictive Values were 100% for all methods. Negative Predictive Value was 56%, 60%, 67%, respectively. Positive Likelihood Ratio tends to infinity for all methods, Negative Likelihood Ratio= 0.21, 0.18 and 0.14 and Accuracy= 83%, 86% and 89%, respectively. Conclusions: The use of DOM with selective dentine removal with ultrasonic tips is the most valid method for locating MB2 canal in MFM. There was an increase in the location of the MB2 root canal with the DOM and ultrasonic tips, which definitely help the clinician. Key words:Cone beam computed tomography, microscopy, second mesiobuccal canal, sensitivity and specificity, validity.
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OBJETIVO: Comparar, en un estudio experimental in vitro, el porcentaje de áreas no obturadas entre la técnica de compactación lateral en frío (TCL) y la técnica de compactación lateral con ultrasonido (TCLU). MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: El estudio fue realizado en una muestra de 68 dientes humanos extraídos. Se asignaron de manera aleatoria en dos grupos de 34 dientes cada uno. Todos los dientes se cortaron a 16±1 mm de longitud desde el ápice hacia la corona, se instrumentaron con el sistema rotatorio Protaper Next (Dentsply) y se realizó protocolo de irrigación final con NaOCl al 2.5% y EDTA al 17% neutralizados con suero fisiológico entre ellos. El Grupo I se obturó con TCL y el Grupo II con TCLU. En ambos grupos se utilizó Sealapex como cemento. Los dientes fueron seccionados horizontalmente a 2, 4, 6 y 8 mm desde el ápice; cada corte se observó con un microscopio estereoscópico (56X) y se tomaron fotografías. Se calculó el porcentaje de área obturada con gutapercha, cemento y de áreas no obturadas, utilizando el programa ImageJ. El análisis de los resultados se llevó acabo mediante la suma de rangos de Wilcoxon. RESULTADOS: El grupo TCLU presentó un mayor porcentaje de gutapercha en el conducto radicular en comparación con el grupo TCL (94.4% y 87.4% respectivamente), menor porcentaje de áreas no obturadas (1.3% y 4.2%), y menor porcentaje de áreas ocupadas con cemento (3.8% y 7.2%). Las diferencias fueron estadísticamente significativas (P<0.05).CONCLUSIÓN: Los resultados de este estudio muestran que la modificación de la técnica de compactación lateral con ultrasonido descrita en esta investigación presenta resultados in vitro superiores a TCL
AIM: To compare, in an Experimental in vitro study, the percentage of non-filled areas between cold lateral compaction technique (CLT) and lateral compaction with ultrasonic technique (LUT). METHODS: The study was made on in a sample of 68 extracted human teeth. They were randomized into two groups of 34 teeth each. All teeth were cut 16±1 mm from the apex and instrumented with the Protaper Next rotary system (Dentsply) and a final irrigation protocol was performed with NaOCl 2.5% and EDTA 17% neutralized with normal saline solution between them. Group I was filled with CLT and Group II with LUT. In both groups Sealapex was used as a cement. The teeth were sectioned horizontally at 2, 4, 6 and 8 mm from the apex; slices were the viewed through a stereomicroscope (56X) and pictures were taken. The percentage of gutta-percha filled area, percentage of non-filled area and percentage of sealer filled area were calculated for each section using the ImageJ program. Statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test. RESULTS: LUT had a higher percentage of gutta-percha in the root canal compared to CLT (94.4% and 87.4% respectively), lower percentage of non-filled area (1.3% and 4.2% respectively), and lower percentage of area occupied by sealer (3.8 % and 7.2% respectively). The differences were statistically significant(P <0.05).CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed that the modification of lateral compaction technique with ultrasonic described in this investigation presents in vitro results superior to CLT
