OBJECTIVES This biomechanical study captured the reamer pathway in human femurs reamed through a greater trochanteric entry portal. The spatial pathway of the reamed intramedullary canal was analyzed to determine how closely a helix can match the dimensions of this canal. METHODS Twenty-one human cadaveric femurs were reamed through a trochanteric entry portal 12 mm lateral to the superior tr...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the association between cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiographs in the assessment of a superimposed relationship between the mandibular canal and impacted third molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study samples consisted of 175 impacted third molars from 131 patients who showed a superimposed relationship between the mandibular canal and third...

BACKGROUND The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the shaping characteristics of two types of nickel-titanium endodontic file systems with regard to the following parameters: Canal straightening, Canal deviation and Instrumentation time. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty severely curved canals simulated in resin blocks were prepared to an apical size 25 using Protaper Universal orNeolix syste...

We studied the spatial characteristics of 45 vestibular-only (VO) and 12 vestibular-plus-saccade (VPS) neurons in two cynomolgus monkeys using angular rotation and static tilt. The purpose was to determine the contribution of canal and otolith-related inputs to central vestibular neurons whose activity is associated with the central velocity storage integrator. Lateral canal-related neurons res...

PURPOSE This study was performed to investigate the course of the mandibular canal on panoramic radiography and the visibility of this canal on both panoramic radiography and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study consisted of panoramic radiographs and CBCT images from 262 patients. The course of the mandibular canal, as seen in panoramic radiographs, was classi...

Purpose The role of ear canal in transmitting blast waves to the brain is not clear. The goal of this work is to characterize the influence of ear canal on blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury through a computational approach. Methods A three-dimensional human head model with single-side ear canal details was reconstructed from computed tomography images. The ear canal was positioned eithe...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to assess canal preparation outcomes in vitro by novice clinicians after standardized teaching sessions. METHODS All students received a training session. In experiment 1, twenty canals of mandibular molars were prepared with GT and ProTaper rotaries by 10 students. Standardized radiographs were exposed before and after canal preparation, and canal c...

OBJECTIVES Our objective was to determine if the existence of dehiscence in the superior or posterior semicircular canal was associated with the thinning of the bone roof in the rest of the vertical canals (superior or posterior). METHODS The thickness of the superior and posterior semicircular canals contralateral to a dehiscence was studied using computerized tomography and compared statist...

AIM To review the literature on pulp chamber and root canal obliteration in anterior teeth and to establish a clear protocol for managing teeth with fine, tortuous canal systems. SUMMARY Pulp canal obliteration (PCO) occurs commonly following traumatic injuries to teeth. Approximately 4-24% of traumatized teeth develop varying degrees of pulpal obliteration that is characterized by the appare...