A STUDY ON THE ROOT CANAL MORPHOLOGY OF HUMAN MAXILLARY CANINE WITH TRANSPARENT SPECIMENS

Lee,  Chung-Sik

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 15(11); 1977 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1977;15(11):753-756.
Published online November 30, 1977.

투명표본에 의한 상악견치의 근관형태에 관한 연구

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A STUDY ON THE ROOT CANAL MORPHOLOGY OF HUMAN MAXILLARY CANINE WITH TRANSPARENT SPECIMENS

Chung-Sik Lee

Department of Operative Dentistry, Seoul National University

Abstract

Eighty-two maxillary canine were injected with china ink, decalcified, cleared and used in a study, in vitro, to determine the number of root canals, the frequency and location of lateral canals, the location of apical foramens, and the curvature of root canals. The results were as follows; 1.All of the maxillary canines showed the single canals. 2. Of the 82 canals studied, 20.7% of the canals were found to have lateral canals and most ramification of them were located in the apical third of the root. 3. In the case of the curvature, the mesial curvature of the canals (40.3%) usually showed more than the distal curvature of them (13.4%) 4. 41.2% of the apical foramen were located directly on the root apex and 58.5% of them laterally.