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  • Title: [Evaluation of the prevalence of the maxillary molars with two palatal roots by cone-beam CT].
    Author: Yang B, Lu Q, Bai QX, Zhang Y, Liu XJ, Liu ZJ.
    Journal: Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi; 2013 Jun; 48(6):359-62. PubMed ID: 24120006.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristic of the maxillary molars with two palatal roots and its prevalence by cone-beam computered tomography. METHODS: Cone-beam CT (CBCT) images of dentitions were collected retrospectively from 528 patients comprising 1957 maxillary molars. The characteristic and prevalence of maxillary molars with two palatal roots was analyzed. The tooth position, sex and unilateral and bilateral occurrence were recorded. RESULTS: The prevalence of two palatal roots was 0.72%(14/1957). Maxillary second molar with two palatal roots was detected in 1.12%(11/979), which showed a statistically higher prevalence than maxillary first molar 0.31%(3/978). This prevalence did not differ with sex or the side(P > 0.05). The mean distance of interorifice from the mesiolpalatal canal to the distopalatal canal was (2.84 ± 0.50) mm, and the angle between two palatal roots was on average (34.6 ± 16.1) °,which were significantly greater than the mean distance of interorifice from the two buccal roots (2.15 ± 0.82) mm and the angle between the two roots was (21.3 ± 12.2) °. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of maxillary second molars with two palatal roots was higher than that of the first malars. The angle between the two palatal roots brings difficulty to root canal therapy, so the consciousness of double palatal roots of maxillary molars was helpful for clinical operation.
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