Assessment of the periapical health of abutment teeth: A retrospective radiological study

Gumru B., Tarcin B., Iriboz E., Turkaydin D. E., Unver T., Ovecoglu H. S.

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.18, no.4, pp.472-476, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/1119-3077.151763
  • Journal Name: NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.472-476
  • Keywords: Abutment teeth, apical periodontitis, endodontics, epidemiology, radiology, BEAM COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES, APICAL PERIODONTITIS, CROWNED TEETH, RADIOGRAPHY, PREVALENCE, ACCURACY
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The aim was to examine the technical quality of root fillings and periapical status of root-filled and nonroot-filled teeth restored with crowns and bridge retainers through a retrospective analysis of orthopantomographs (OPTGs) in an adult Turkish subpopulation.