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Table 5 Quality of root canal fillings according to tooth type

From: An audit of root canal filling quality performed by undergraduate pre-clinical dental students, Yemen

 

Length

Density

Taper

Inadequate

Adequate

Inadequate

Adequate

Inadequate

Adequate

Maxilla

 Central

3 (9.4)

29 (90.6)

28 (87.5)

4 (12.5)

27 (84.4)

5 (15.6)

 Lateral

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

 Canine

5 (26.3)

14 (73.7)

16 (84.2)

3 (15.8)

11 (57.9)

8 (42.1)

 1st Premolar

19 (61.3)

12 (38.7)

22 (71.0)

9 (29.0)

29 (93.5)

2 (6.5)

 1st Molar

64 (74.4)

22 (25.6)

85 (98.8)

1 (1.2)

83 (96.5)

3 (3.5)

 2nd Molar

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

6 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

Mandible

 Central

11 (21.6)

40 (78.4)

34 (66.7)

17 (33.3)

28 (54.9)

23 (45.1)

 1st Molar

58 (63.0)

34 (37.0)

89 (96.7)

3 (3.3)

89 (96.7)

3 (3.3)

 2nd Molar

4 (50.0)

4 (50.0)

6 (75.0)

2 (25.0)

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

  1. Boldface refers to significance at P value < 0.05