Evaluation of the Pulp Space Morphology of the Mandibular Premolars in a Greek Population by Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Background/Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the pulp space morphology (PSM) of both first and second mandibular premolars in a sample of a Greek population using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods: Two hundred and ninety nine CBCTs of a Greek population were assessed to evaluate the PSM using Vertucci’s classification. CBCTs were prescribed for non-endodontic reasons. Results: In the aforementioned data set, the most common PSM was Vertucci’s 1 (V1) in all subgroups of mandibular premolars. V3 was the second most frequent PMS in the #34 group (10.67%), and it was V5 in the #35 group (3.1%), V3 in the #44 group (14%), and V8 in the #45 group (2.7%), with the rest of the morphologies being sparse. Across the four teeth, there was a statistically significant difference in Vertucci class distribution (p = 0.001). No significant difference was found between genders (p = 0.120); bilateral symmetry analysis showed high concordance for both premolars. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, it is concluded that the reported pulp space morphology in the mandibular premolars of a Greek sub-population sample presented as less complicated compared to other similar reports of (sub)-populations of different descent.
Authors
- Nikos Pantazis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4196-5066)
- Eleftherios Terry R. Farmakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-8348)
- Dimitrios Tsatsas
- Vasileios Makris
- Alexandros Skountzouris
- Konstantinos Koutoulas
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- IS practice (BE)
- Core Laboratories (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dentistry Journal
- Published
- 2026-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/dj14080526
- Primary Topic
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00