Comparative Evaluation of Modified Canal Staining and Clearing Technique, Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography, Spiral Computed Tomography, and Plain and Contrast Medium–enhanced Digital Radiography in Studying Root Canal Morphology

• Published in: Journal of endodontics Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 1547 - 1551
• Main Authors: Neelakantan, Prasanna, Subbarao, Chandana, Subbarao, Chandragiri V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Cone-beam computed tomography; Contrast Media; Dental Pulp Cavity - anatomy & histology; Dental Pulp Cavity - diagnostic imaging; Dentistry; digital radiograph; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Humans; modified staining and clearing; morphology; Observer Variation; Odontometry - instrumentation; Odontometry - methods; peripheral quantitative computed tomography; Radiography, Dental, Digital - instrumentation; Radiography, Dental, Digital - methods; root canal; Root Canal Preparation - methods; spiral computed tomography; Staining and Labeling - methods; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - instrumentation; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Tooth Root - anatomy & histology; Tooth Root - diagnostic imaging; morphology; modified staining and clearing; peripheral quantitative computed tomography; contrast media; spiral computed tomography; Cone-beam computed tomography; root canal; digital radiograph

This study investigated the accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT), spiral computed tomography (SCT), plain (plain digi), and contrast medium–enhanced digital radiographs (contrast digi) in studying root canal morphology. The root canal a...