Length of teeth in Costa Rica
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https://doi.org/10.59334/ROV.v1i24.261Keywords:
Apical limit, working length, apex, endodontic instrumentationAbstract
The great dilemma for the practitioner in endodontics is how far to penetrate with the instruments within the
duct. For this reason, the real longitude of the different teeth in various ethnias and geographic zones of the same
country is an important and characteristic data. This research was done through a tomographic analysis of the
extracted teeth. A representative sample of the seven provinces of Costa Rica was taken, using 1470 roots of 980
teeth, 70 superior teeth and inferior, giving 210 roots in total per province. It was possible to determine the real
longitudes of the different teeth of the costaricans. According to the methodology used, the sample was probable
of the stratified type with the objective goal of assuring a representation of each one of the provinces of the
country; the dental pieces were collected through private and public dental clinics. The results reflect teeth with
similar measurements to other studies done in other parts of the world.
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