THE RELEVANCE OF ROOT CANAL ISTHMUSES IN ENDODONTIC REHABILITATION

Abstract

Though important in current endodontic practice the issue of root canal isthmuses is usually overlooked due to the inefficient means of imagistic identification in clinical setting and appropriate treatment approach. Canal isthmuses are still the dark face of the endodontic system regarding the efficacy of conventional orthograde treatment of the root canals especially in the roots having two or more main canal where these anatomies are chiefly located. Advances in CBCT equipments with small field of image capture (FOV) open a window to an improved treatment outcome.

Keywords

• root canal isthmuses
• mesial root of mandibular molars
• mesiobuccal root of maxillary molars