Prevalencia de la fusión de la raíz distovestibular y palatina de los primeros y segundos molares superiores mediante CBCT en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Knowing the root anatomy of the teeth and the configuration of their root canal system is extremely important in order to perform an adequate endodontic treatment. For this reason, it is essential to know what are the tools, diagnostic methods and skills that the professional dentist and endodontist must have in their daily practice they encounter a fusion of the distobuccal and palatal root of the first and second permanent upper molars, which is an anatomical variation that can present as a challenge for the operator, for this reason the present investigation of “Prevalence of the fusion between the distobuccal and palatal root of the first and second upper molars by means of CBCT in the city of Guayaquil” arises. In this study 449 Cbct scans were reviewed and observational analyzes were performed to determine whether or not they had distobuccal and palatal root fusion specifically in maxillary first and second permanent molars. The hypothesis of this study was that the prevalence of root fusion between the first and second maxillary molars is similar between male and female patients from the city of Guayaquil. The results of this study concluded that there is indeed a root fusion between the distobuccal, and palatal root and it is an anatomical variation that mostly occurs in the maxillary second molars, followed by the maxillary first molars of patients undergoing CBCT scans in the city of Guayaquil, however the prevalence is not statically significant.