Clinical and Radiographic Examination Compared to Microscopic Examination in the Detection of Anatomical Features of Mesiobuccal Canals in Maxillary First Molars: A Diagnostic Study/Comparacion entre Examen Radiologico y Clinico con Examen Microscopico en la Deteccion de Caracteristicas Anatomicas de los Canales Mesiobucales en los Primeros Molares Maxilares: Un Estudio Diagnostico

The aim of the present study was to determine the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the clinical and radiographic examination (CRE) method compared to the examination with the dental operating microscope (DOM) on the detection of anatomical features of mesiobuccal canals in maxillary first m...

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Published in:International journal of morphology 2020-11, Vol.38 (6), p.1571
Main Authors: Bispo, B.F.M, Lima, F.J.C, Oliveira-Neto, O.B, Monte-Bispo, R.F, Inojosa, I.F.J.A, Olave, E, Sousa-Rodrigues, C.F
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to determine the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the clinical and radiographic examination (CRE) method compared to the examination with the dental operating microscope (DOM) on the detection of anatomical features of mesiobuccal canals in maxillary first molars. One hundred maxillary first molars were selected to assess the number of canals orifice entrances, accessibility, and ending of their mesiobuccal canals using the CRE method and the examination with the DOM. The diagnostic tests of the CRE exhibited, in general, high levels of accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. However, low levels of these outcomes occurred, mainly, on the detection of the number of canals entrance orifices of the mesiobuccal root. The statistically significant differences (p
ISSN:0717-9367