Prevalence Of Endodontically Treated Posteriors In Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment- Cross-Sectional Radiographic Evaluation

Prevalence of Root Canal Treatment During Orthodontic Treatment: A Retrospective Five-Year Follow-Up

“…Out of 658 orthodontic patients, 89 underwent RCT, mainly in molars. In accordance with our study, Verma and Pandian [ 8 ] reported a prevalence rate of endodontically treated posteriors being 8.7%. Similarly, Lupi-Pegurier L et al [ 9 ] found a prevalence rate of 18.9%, which was higher than our study.…”

“…They observed that the maxillary first premolar was the tooth being the maximum treated endodontically, in contrast to our study as we reported that the incidence of RCT in molars was maximum. However, similar to our study, Verma and Pandian [ 8 ] found males to be significantly more affected than females, with the highest prevalence of RCT in the maxillary first molar.…”

“…All patients who had been reported and registered for orthodontic intervention between the ages of 18 and 30 years were included in the study. With the help of G*power software and based on calculations assessed from a previous study [ 8 ], the sample size of 800 was calculated. The permanent maxillary and mandibular teeth - canines, first and second premolars, and first molars - were assessed.…”

“…To date, no substantial evidence has been reported to explain the impact of orthodontic factors on root resorption in endodontically treated teeth. The external root resorption, which occurs due to orthodontic forces, occurs in two ways: First, resorption observed on the tooth surface by the cemental loss; secondly, if the surface of resorption is the apical portion of the root, it is depicted as the tooth shortening or root blunting [ 8 ]. The resorption of the root can be classified as mild or clinically insignificant (<2 mm) and severe or clinically significant with >4 mm or >1/3rd of root length being resorbed.…”