TITLE:
Determination of the Root Canal Length of Teeth of Bantu Patients Attending the Teaching Hospital of Kinshasa University
AUTHORS:
Jean Marie Kayembe Bukama, Jean Paul Sekele Issourdi, Fidele Nyimi Bushabu, Augustin Mantshumba Milolo, Steve Sekele Masin, M. A. Agbor, Dieudonne Nyembue Tshipukana, Alain Nyengele Kayembe, Hubert Ntumba Mulumba
KEYWORDS:
Bantu, Length, Root Canal, X-Ray
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.8 No.1,
January
19,
2018
ABSTRACT: Background: There is paucity of literature on the determination of the root canal
length of Bantu subjects in dental professional practicing in Africa and Democratic
Republic of Congo in particular. Aims: The aim of the present study was
to determine the root canal length of teeth of Bantu patients extracts
attending the Teaching Hospital of Kinshasa University. Methods and Material: Prospective cross-sectional study was carried out
in the service of Conservative Dentistry. The patients suffering with pulpitis
of permanent teeth which were selected for root canal treatment during the
period of January 2014 to December 2016 were included. All patients whose main
root canals were inaccessible, teeth carrying prosthesis, teeth with large
coronal decay, teeth having periapical periodontitis, supernumerary teeth,
wisdom and primary teeth were excluded. Results: The
upper canines presented some significant longer canals compared to the lower
canine (23.4 ± 2.3 mm and 21.6 ± 1.8 mm). Palatal canals of the first and second molar were
respectively longer as compared to the superior teeth canals (21.5 ± 1 mm, 21.3
± 2 mm). The distal canals of the first and second molar were the longest in
the mandibular arch respectively measuring 20.7 ± 2.0 mm and 21.5 ± 1.7 mm. Conclusion: Data obtained from Bantu patients show slightly shorter roots compared to some
European populations, but longer than some Asian populations.