Conductos en C de segundos molares inferiores mediante tomografías computarizadas en pacientes de DentaImagen 2017.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this research is to determine the prevalence of C shaped canals in second mandibular molars by computed tomography of our city. Materials and Methods: this is a descriptive, retrospective and transversal investigation, in which 157 tomographies of patients who attended the DentaImagen digital radiologi cal center in 2017 were studied, in order to determine its prevalence, bilaterality and morphological characteristics of this canal system were studied. Results: it was observed that females had a higher incidence (75%) than males (25%). According to Fan’s classification, there was a high prevalence of C3 type: on the right (42,31%) and left (51,11%). The number of canals that were found more frequently and that affected the three thirds of the root: coronal, middle and apical, these finds were two canals on both the left and right sides. According to Fan’s classification the radiographic image with the highest incidence was type I with 48,08% on the right side and 48,89 the left sides. The bilaterality showed a predominance of 61.67%. Conclusion: the prevalence of C canals in these studied was of 38.22%, showing that female had higher incidence of presenting C shaped canals, as well as the bilaterality in this canals system showed 61.67%.