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 MoaleemDOI: 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/ country | Canals number/ treatment setting | Teeth type (%) | Root canal filling quality | Overall quality | Procedural errors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length (%) | Density (%) | Taper (%) | |||||||||
| Acceptable | Unacceptable | Acceptable | Unacceptable | Acceptable | Unacceptable | Acceptable | Unacceptable | ||||
| Almnea R., 2024/ SA []31 | 224/ Private practice | Molars (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/ Academic | Anterior (29%)Premolar (21.9%)Molars (44.6%) | 85.7% | 14.3% | 76.2% | 23.8% | NM | NM | 80.6% | 19.4% | Ledge (3.5%);Separated instrument (2.5%);Apical transportation (4.8%) |
| Barroso et al, 2023/ Brazil []21 | 707/ Academic | Anterior (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/ Academic | Anterior (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/ Academic | Anterior (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/ Academic | Anterior (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/ Academic | Anterior (25.8%)Premolar (32.2%)Molars (42.0%) | 72.9% | 27.1% | 87.3% | 22.7% | 91.6% | 8.4% | 62.4% | 37.6 | Separated Instrument: 0.81%.In last 5 mm of apical tip 77.8% |
| Mustafa, 2022/ SA []23 | 400/ Academic | Anterior (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/ Academic | Anterior (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 & Hospital | Anterior (38.8%)Premolar (25.9%)Molars (35.3%) | 81.5% | 18.5% | 98.0% | 2.0% | NM | NM | 89.7% | 10.3% | NM |
| İnce Yusufoglu et al, 2021/ Türkiye []14 | 3115/ Hospital | Molars (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/ Academic | Anterior (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/ Academic | Anterior (45.9%)Premolar (54.1%) | 96.6% | 3.4% | 97.0% | 3.0% | NM | NM | 93.8% | 6.2% | NM |
| Laukkanen et al, 2021/ Finland []29 | 426/ Hospital | Anterior (34.2%)Premolar (40.7%)Molars (25.1%) | 57.0% | 43.0% | 61.5% | 38.5% | NM | NM | 67.4%. | 32.6% | NM |
| Patel et al, 2021/ South Africa []26 | NM/ Academic | Anterior (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/ Hospital | Anterior (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. | |||||||||||






