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06 August 2024 : Meta-Analysis  

Quality of Root Canal Fillings and Procedural Errors for In Vivo Studies Prepared in Different Clinical Settings and with Rotary Systems: A Systematic Review

Raid Abdullah Almnea1ADEFG*, Yasser M. Al-Qahtani2BDFG, Abdullatif A. Albinali2CDFG, Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldhbaan2DEFG, Waleed Abdullah Omar3BCG, Raed Hassan Dahman4DEFG, Mishari Mohammed Almalki5BEFG, Ahmad Awadh AlMohy2BCFG, Yahya Hady Yahya Mohammed2BFG, Ahmad Yahya Abdullah Mousa6DEFG, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem ORCID logo7ABCE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945225

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945225

Table 1 Summary of included clinical studies evaluating the quality of root canal treatment.

Author (s)/year/ countryCanals number/ treatment settingTeeth type (%)Root canal filling qualityOverall qualityProcedural errors
Length (%)Density (%)Taper (%)
AcceptableUnacceptableAcceptableUnacceptableAcceptableUnacceptableAcceptableUnacceptable
Almnea R., 2024/ SA []31 224/ Private practiceMolars (100%)77.0%23.0%93.0%7.0%91.0%9.0%87.0%13.0%NM
Tekin et al, 2023/ Türkiye []10 565/ AcademicAnterior (29%)Premolar (21.9%)Molars (44.6%)85.7%14.3%76.2%23.8%NMNM80.6%19.4%Ledge (3.5%);Separated instrument (2.5%);Apical transportation (4.8%)
Barroso et al, 2023/ Brazil []21 707/ AcademicAnterior (39.9%)Posterior (60.7%)67.9%32.1%77.9%22.1%74.7%25.3%73.5%26.5%NM
Alshehri et al, 2023/ SA []11 278/ AcademicAnterior (100%)85.6%14.4%65.1%34.9%71.9%28.1%50.0%50.0%Ledge (4.7%);Root perforation (0.4%);Foramen perforation (0.7%)
Ameen et al, 2023/ UAE []22 601/ AcademicAnterior (48.4%)Premolar (51.6%)93.5%6.5%96.5%3.5%98.2%1.8%87.7%12.3%NM
Al Shehadat et al, 2023/ UAE []12 480/ AcademicAnterior (32.9%)Premolar (45.6%)Molars (21.5%)73.5%26.5%57.5%42.3%66.2%33.8%38.1%61.9%Ledge (5.4%);Apical transportation (3.5%);Separated instrument (1%)
Gavini et al, 2022/ Brazil []13 2213/ AcademicAnterior (25.8%)Premolar (32.2%)Molars (42.0%)72.9%27.1%87.3%22.7%91.6%8.4%62.4%37.6Separated Instrument: 0.81%.In last 5 mm of apical tip 77.8%
Mustafa, 2022/ SA []23 400/ AcademicAnterior (36.0%)Premolar (17.0%)Molars (47.0%)67.3%32.7%51.7%48.3%74.9%25.1%64.6%35.4%NM
Javed et al, 2022/ SA []24 653/ AcademicAnterior (38.0%)Premolar (36.5%)Molars (25.5%)86.2%13.8%89.0%11.0%94.0%6.0%80.2%19.8%NM
Pietrzycka et al, 2022/ Poland []28 1733/ Academic & HospitalAnterior (38.8%)Premolar (25.9%)Molars (35.3%)81.5%18.5%98.0%2.0%NMNM89.7%10.3%NM
İnce Yusufoglu et al, 2021/ Türkiye []14 3115/ HospitalMolars (100%)79.5%20.5%49.6%50.4%58.8%41.2%41.2%58.8%Separated instrument (3.6%);Ledges (0.4%);Apical perforation (3.7%):Lateral perforation (0.1%)
Agwan et al, 2021/ SA []25 170/ AcademicAnterior (18.2%)Posterior (81.8%)59.5%40.5%61.5%38.5%36.0%64.0%52.3%47.6%NM
Fritz et al, 2021/ Brazil []27 442/ AcademicAnterior (45.9%)Premolar (54.1%)96.6%3.4%97.0%3.0%NMNM93.8%6.2%NM
Laukkanen et al, 2021/ Finland []29 426/ HospitalAnterior (34.2%)Premolar (40.7%)Molars (25.1%)57.0%43.0%61.5%38.5%NMNM67.4%.32.6%NM
Patel et al, 2021/ South Africa []26 NM/ AcademicAnterior (51.2%)Premolar (20.4%)Molars (28.4%)68.9%31.1%73.6%26.4%70.9%29.1%62.5%37.5%NM
Al-Obaida et al, 2020/ SA []30 400/ HospitalAnterior (28.5%)Premolar (30.7%)Molars (41.0%)51.5%48.5%62.5%37.5%65.7%34.3%59.9%40.1%NM
SA – Saudi Arabia; UAE – United Arab Emirates; NM – nonmentioned; Max – maxillary; Mand – mandibular.

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