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Volume 7 Issue 6 (June, 2019)

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Assessment of Various Causes for Root Canals Failures in Study Population
Mukesh Kumar, Anamika Parashar, Bhavna Gupta

Background: Endodontic therapy or root canal therapy is a treatment sequence for the infected pulp of a tooth which results in the elimination of infection and the protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial invasion. The present study was conducted to assess the causes of endodontic failures. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of Endodontics. It comprised of 78 patients of both genders. A total of 140 endodontic treated teeth were included. Missed canal, dislodged/fractured restorations, iatrogenic problems: perforation, file separation, ledges etc were assessed. Results: Common reason of endodontic failure was inadequate obturation in 45%, missed canal in 20% and fractured coronal restoration in 35%. The difference was significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Endodontic failure may be due to variety of reasons. The most common reasons are missed canal, inadequate obturation and fractured coronal obturation
Key words: Pulp, Root canal, Restoration

Received: 14 March, 2019                                         Revised:  20 May 2019                             Accepted: 22 May 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Professor cum HOD,  Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics,  Patna Dental college and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.

This article may be cited as: Kumar M,  Parashar A, Gupta B. Assessment of Various Causes for Root Canals Failures in Study Population. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 71-73.

 
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