Radiographic Quality of Root Canal Therapy Accomplished Clinically by Undergraduate Dental Students

Authors

  • Thulficar Ghali Hameed Al-Khafaji Conservative Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq
  • Azal Al-Masoody
  • Qasim Abdulkareem Mohammed
  • Zainab Mahmood Al-Jammali
  • Mays Ali Azeez Alanz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/d3000.2025.962

Keywords:

Gutta Percha, Premolar, Root Canal Therapy

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the technical quality of root canal therapy done by dental students while in clinical training. Material and Methods: The frequency of common technical errors was assessed using dental periapical radiographs. 870 charts (n= 870) were evaluated which involved 870.  In each chart, 3 periapical radiographs were used for evaluation of the incidence rate and types of errors happening within the root canal procedure. The 3 periapical radiographs were diagnostic (pre-treatment) radiograph, working length determination radiograph, and gutta-percha and sealer (obturation) radiograph. Results: It was found that phase 3 (obturation phase) shows the highest frequency of errors 54.37%, followed by phase 1 (access opening) 11.84%, and finally phase 2 (root canal preparation) shows the least frequency 4.01%. Conclusion: This study identified that the least rate of errors in endodontic therapy happened during access opening and instrumentation when compared to obturation.

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Published

2025-08-13

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Mechanisms of Oral Disease

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