Martins 2018
Martins 2018
Martins 2018
groups
Instituto de Implantologia, Lisboa, Portugal, 2 Bender Division of Endodontics, Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Philadelphia, USA, 3 Anatomy and Physiology department, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária,
Keywords: Age, anatomy, cone beam computed tomography, morphology, root canal
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Abstract
Aim To analyze the differences in root canal system configuration in patients belonging to different
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age groups using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology.
Methodology CBCT examinations from a pre-existing database were accessed. Patients were
divided according to age groups: “≤20 years”, “21-40 years”, “41-60 years” and “≥61 years”. Each
group included tooth data regarding their root canal system configurations according to the Vertucci
classification and its supplementary configurations. Cohen kappa coefficient of agreement was
Results Overall 12,325 teeth from 670 patients were included. Most of the root groups had higher or
equal prevalence of Vertucci type I configurations in the younger groups while presenting a higher
tendency for multiple root canal system configurations in older patients, mainly Vertucci Type II in both
maxillary and mandibular second premolars and in the distal root of the mandibular first molar. The
Conclusion Clinicians should be aware that the root canal system configuration changes over a
lifetime. In the present study, the most affected teeth were both second premolars and the distal root
Introduction
Changes in the pulp-dentinal complex occur over the course of a lifetime with physiological deposition
of secondary dentine contributing to a reduction of the pulp chamber size and root canal diameter
(Thomas et al. 1993, Gani et al. 2014). In addition, stimuli such as carious lesions, deep restorations
or periodontal disease may add to these changes due to deposition of reactionary dentine (Kuttler
1959). It is accepted that age related morphological variations may present a challenge to the clinician
Gani et al. (2014) addressed the changes in the mesial root of the mandibular first molar using
clearing technique and concluded that in children (under 13 years), the root canal system tends to be
single, large and triangular in shape with a single apical foramen and a ribbon shaped axial section. In
young adults (20 to 39 years) the root canal system becomes more complex due to calcification and
dentine deposition. In older adults (over 40 years) the root canals become narrower. A study by Peiris
et al. (2008) reached similar conclusions. Two other studies analyzed clinically the identification of the
groups (Nosrat et al. 2015) and the second mesio-buccal root canal (MB2) in maxillary first molars
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within 5 yrs interval groups from 10 yrs to 85 yrs (Neaverth et al. 1987) during root canal treatment.
They concluded that these root canals were more prone to be found in patients under 20 years and
Even though these studies are a valuable data source on the relationship between age and root canal
anatomy, they have limitations, including small samples sizes (Huang et al. 2015, Naseri et al. 2016),
limited groups of teeth (Neaverth et al. 1987, Nosrat et al. 2015) or a restricted methodology such as,
identification of extra root canals during root canal treatment or using periapical radiographs (Thomas
et al. 1993). These methods might not be able to represent the three-dimensional nature of the root
canal anatomy clearly. The clearing technique has also been reported (Peiris et al. 2008, Gani et al.
2014), despite the fact that this method might be associated with irreversible changes to the original
root canal system (Robertson et al. 1980, Lee et al. 2014). Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)
has been considered the gold standard to study ex vivo the root canal system morphology (Ordinola-
Zapata et al. 2017), however it is not designed for clinical purposes. As shown by previous reports,
CBCT can be valuable when evaluating the morphology of the root canal system (Zhang et al. 2017).
Analysis of previous CBCT studies reveals that only a single group of teeth (Huang et al. 2015) or a
single root (Lee et al. 2011) were reported on, or the study just addressed the prevalence of a specific
extra canal in a specific root (Kim et al. 2012, Guo et al. 2014), or a specific root canal configuration
such as the C-shaped mandibular molar (Kim et al. 2016, Martins et al. 2016). Even when combining
all the available data, it is not possible to gain an overall understanding of the changes within the root
canal system configuration over time because many groups of teeth have not been studied using
CBCT technology. Another limitation of the published data is the fact that most of the studies arise
from different research groups using different population backgrounds (ethnic groups or geographic
locations), which makes a global conclusion more difficult. Thus, the effect of age on root canal
anatomy and number of root canals still remains under-explored in the literature.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the root canal system configuration in patients belonging to
Sample
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A total of 670 CBCT examinations from Caucasian patients (243 males and 427 females) were
included. The mean age was 51 years. All the examinations were performed for diagnostic purposes
prior to oral surgical procedures and were kept in the Oral Radiology Department of a Lisbon Health
Center. The CBCT scans were performed between May 2011 and September 2016 and were
analyzed retrospectively from January 2015 to September 2016 by a single evaluator after approval of
the study by the center’s ethics commission (protocol number: II201403). All the CBCT examinations
were obtained using a 0.20 mm voxel size, 80 kV, 15 mA and an exposure time of 12 seconds
All the teeth observed in the scans were included with the exception of teeth with previous endodontic
treatment, teeth with immature apices or root resorption, third molars and also images with artifacts.
The scans were analyzed using the Romexis visualization software (Planmeca). The evaluator had
experience in the analysis of the root canal anatomy using CBCT technology, and was allowed to
change the visualization software settings in order to facilitate interpretation. All included teeth were
analyzed in three plans (coronal, sagittal and axial) in order to facilitate the interpretation of the root
canal anatomy.
Data collection
The CBCT data was divided into 4 groups according to the age of the patient (“≤20 years”, “21-40
years”, “41-60 years” and “≥61 years”). The following information was recorded:
- Tooth number.
- Root canal system configuration according to Vertucci (1984). In posterior teeth each root was
evaluated individually.
Statistical analysis
The collected data was analyzed using SPSS software (IBM SPSS Statistics Version 22, Chicago, IL,
USA), from which absolute counts and proportions for the analyzed groups were extracted. The
primary outcome was the root canal system configuration. The lower and upper limits of the 95%
confidence interval for each proportion were calculated. To determine the intra-rater reliability (Cohen
(4.41% of the sample). This procedure was repeated 4 weeks later by the same operator who was
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blind to the first evaluation.
Results
The Cohen kappa coefficient of agreement between both Vertucci evaluations was 89.4% with an
From the CBCT scans, a total of 12,325 teeth were analyzed. Table 1 summarizes the distribution of
the sample in each group of teeth according to each age group. The sample sizes from the younger
group (“≤20 years”) were much smaller when compared to the older ones, which precluded a proper
Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 summarize the proportion of each Vertucci classification type (and its
Among all the maxillary teeth, the second maxillary premolar was the one that had a higher variation
in the root canal system configuration. This tooth was associated with a progressive decrease of
Vertucci Type I configuration (47.5% [21-40 yrs], 36.3% [41-60 yrs], 33.9% [≥61 yrs]) which was
balanced with a progressive increase of Vertucci Type II (25.8% [21-40 yrs], 27.8% [41-60 yrs], 36.4%
[≥61 yrs]).
Regarding the mandibular teeth, the distal root of the mandibular first molar had a decrease of the
Vertucci Type I prevalence in the “≥61 years” group (59.6%) when compared to the younger groups
(72.1% [21-40 yrs], 76.1% [41-60 yrs]) (Fig. 1). A progressive decrease of Vertucci Type I
configuration was also noted in the distal root of the mandibular second molar although the difference
was not so substantial. The same was observed in the mandibular lateral incisor, canine and mainly
on mandibular second premolars (98.8% [21-40 yrs], 96.2% [41-60 yrs], 92.5% [≥61 yrs]). The
Discussion
Changes in the pulp chamber and root canal system have been documented for centuries. The first
author to demonstrate it was John Hunter in his book “The natural history of human teeth” (Hunter
1771). The author describes, in a simplistic manner, not only the dentine deposition process over the
susceptible to changes over the years due to physiological or pathological events. Natural
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physiological aging tends to modify root canal system morphology due to the deposition of secondary
dentine which starts to form once the tooth erupts and is in occlusion (Johnstone & Parashos 2015).
Consequently, young patients tend to have large single canals and pulp chambers (Thomas et al.
1993, Gani et al. 2014) while older patients tend to have narrower root canals (Gani et al. 2014).
Other pathological or iatrogenic factors can also modify the deposition of dentine including, occlusal
trauma, periodontal disease, carious lesions or deep restorations (Lee et al. 2011).
Several CBCT studies investigated the type of root canal configurations amongst different age groups
with a main focus on maxillary first molars (Zheng et al. 2010, Lee et al. 2011, Kim et al. 2012, Reis et
al. 2013, Guo et al. 2014, Falcão et al. 2016, Naseri et al. 2016). In this study, an effort was made to
include all groups of teeth, excluding third molars, which required an extremely large global sample.
Most of the previous studies (Zheng et al. 2010, Lee et al. 2011, Kim et al. 2012 2016, Guo et al.
2014) presented 10 year intervals. In this study it was decided to include 20 year intervals to assure
The results of the present study revealed a global tendency of a greater Vertucci Type I (1-1)
prevalence in younger patients. The maxillary second premolar had the greatest differences between
groups. In this tooth group a decrease of 13.6% was noted in the presence of Vertucci Type I
configuration when moving from “21-40yrs” to “≥61yrs” groups. It was not possible to confirm this
result with previous studies since no information regarding this tooth group is available.
Overall most of the samples in the anterior tooth groups did not vary significantly over the years. It is
important to note that the presence of 2 root canals in the mandibular canine and the mandibular
incisors was not an uncommon finding. The overall percentage of Type I anatomy in mandibular
incisors, around 71% found in the present study, is similar to the overall results obtained by a
previous laboratory study (Vertucci 1984). A lower overall prevalence of single canals has also been
reported by Sert & Bayirli (2004) and Leoni et al. (2014). Similar morphologies were detected in these
teeth in the different age groups. Only two in vivo CBCT studies have analyzed anterior mandibular
teeth (central and lateral incisors and canine) anatomy at different age intervals (Kayaoglu et al. 2015,
Zhengyan et al. 2015). However, they did analyze the three anterior tooth groups together as a major
group and not individually. Both studies described a lower prevalence of multiple root canals on the
since multiple root canals, when the three tooth groups were combined, remained around 22% at the
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different age intervals (22.82% [21-40 yrs], 22.10% [41-60 yrs], 21.73% [≥61 yrs]).
The overall prevalence of Vertucci Type I configurations in both maxillary premolars was lower than
previous in vivo CBCT studies (Abella et al. 2015, Bulut et al. 2015), and other similar in vitro studies
(Vertucci 1984, Sert & Bayirli 2004). Both teeth had a lower prevalence of 1 root canal in the younger
groups, with the difference in the maxillary second premolar being the greatest.
This study reveals that age does not affect the prevalence of the MB2 canal in the mesio-buccal root
of the first maxillary molar, the prevalence found was in the range of 69.0% (≥61yrs) and 72.4% (41-
60yrs) depending on the age group. Previous studies also provide data on the presence or absence
of the MB2 in different age groups. Three of those studies (Zheng et al. 2010, Lee et al. 2011, Naseri
et al. 2016) reported that over 60 years the prevalence of MB2 was lower when compared to younger
groups, which corroborates the present findings. Two other studies from Brazil (Reis et al. 2013,
Falcão et al. 2016) also confirmed the previous findings. On the other hand, two studies found a
higher prevalence of the MB2 in patients over 50 years in Korea (Kim et al. 2012) or over 60 years in
the United States (Guo et al. 2014) (Table 6). With regard to the maxillary second molar, the results
showed a MB2 prevalence around 43%. It is important to note that the prevalence of the MB2 canal in
maxillary molars is in agreement with the findings of several in vitro and in vivo studies (Buhrley et al.
2002, Cleghorn et al. 2006, Lee et al. 2011, Guo et al. 2014).
Mandibular premolars, particularly the first premolar, have been associated with several morphologic
variations, including C-shaped and multiple canals. In this study the mandibular first and second
premolars had multiple root canal systems in 18.6% (21-40 yrs) and 24.6% (41-60 yrs), and 1.2% (21-
In mandibular molars, the current study has identified an apparent increase in the number of root
canals in the distal root of mandibular first molar in the over 60 years age group. In the case of the
distal root of the mandibular first molar there was an increase of Vertucci type II (2-1) from 8.5% in the
41-60 years group to 23.2% in the group over 60 years, which suggests a deposition mainly in the
coronal portion of the root canal system. A previous study (Thomas et al. 1993) observed a two-
directional calcification pattern. They noticed that canals with a large cross-section may be divided
into two narrow root canals in the extremities of the original large canal when the dentine deposition
isthmus making the two canals independent. This pattern may explain the differences found in the
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Vertucci type II (2-1) configurations, and increasing prevalence in multiple root canals in the
mandibular premolars and especially in the distal root of the mandibular first molar, which traditionally
One limitation of the CBCT time-interval root canal system evaluation in assessing age changes is
that they compare the results from different individuals at a certain point in time not taking into
consideration the stimuli that each tooth has taken over its life span which might have resulted in a
more rapid increase of reactionary dentine deposition. To assess the real effect of time on the root
canal system, there would be a need to evaluate the same individuals over time with regular analysis
and recording the stimulus each one has had. However, that methodology would be technically very
demanding and ethically questionable because it would require an unnecessary exposure to radiation
for the patient. To avoid this exposure, the time-interval analysis of pre-existing CBCT examinations
appears indeed to be the most feasible method. The CBCT examinations analysis has the advantage
of being extremely close to what it is possible to find clinically. The 0.20 mm voxel size used in the
present study has also been used previously in root canal system investigations (Reis et al. 2013,
Naseri et al. 2016). Although it would require a higher radiation dose, it would be interesting to
understand if with lower voxel sizes the results could be different due to the higher resolution of the
examinations.
Other limitations of the study were the 20 year time intervals which makes it difficult to make a
comparison with the few available studies which usually present 10 year time intervals. However, this
decision was made to avoid small sample sizes making the interpretation of the results difficult. The
small sample size in the under 20 year group might be explained by youth. CBCT radiation exposures
tend to be avoided in young patients and the apices might not be completely mature. To compensate
the division of 14 groups of teeth among different age intervals, a large global sample had to be
There was a tendency for a greater prevalence of single root canal configuration (Vertucci type I) in
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younger patients when compared to older ones. A larger increase in the number of root canals was
found mainly in the maxillary and mandibular second premolars and distal root of mandibular first
molars, in the older groups. Multiple root canal configurations (mainly Vertucci type II) were more
The authors have stated explicitly that there are no conflicts of interest in connection with this article.
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Figure 1 Examples of number of root canal configurations found in mandibular first molars according
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Table 1 – Sample size distribution for each group of teeth in each age group.
Age groups
Othe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
r 0.3%
(2-1-
3)
Othe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 4 1 1 - -
r 1.6% 1.7% 2.7 10 0.5%
(2-3- %
2)
Othe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
r 0.3%
(2-3-
2-1)
(Age groups)
≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21- 41- ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61
40 60
Type 2 56 59 31 10 188 209 99 10 187 211 99 6 120 138 67 9 196 253 131 9 193 249 130
I
20.0 29.2 27.5 31.0 100 97.9 97.6 99.0 100 97.4 98.6 99.0 66.7 61.2 54.6 51.1 100 100 100 100 100 98.5 98.4 99.2
(1-1) % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Type 4 82 97 47 - 3 4 - - - 2 - 2 39 77 39 - - - - - - 1 1
II
40.0 42.7 45.3 47.0 1.6% 1.9% 0.9% 22.2 19.9 30.4 29.8 0.4% 0.8%
(2-1) % % % % % % % %
Type - 1 4 - - - 1 - - 5 1 1 - 1 3 1 - - - - - 3 3 -
III
0.5% 1.9% 0.5% 2.6% 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% 1.2% 0.8% 1.5% 1.2%
(1-2-
1)
Type 2 42 28 11 - - - - - - - - - 23 11 11 - - - - - - - -
IV
20.0 21.9 13.1 11.0 11.7 4.3% 8.4%
(2-2) % % % % %
Type - 1 7 2 - 1 - - - - - - 1 5 11 5 - - - - - - - -
V
0.5% 3.3% 2.0% 0.5% 11.1 2.6% 4.3% 3.8%
(1-2) %
Type 2 7 15 7 - - - 1 - - - - - 7 12 6 - - - - - - - -
VI
20.0 3.6% 7.0% 7.0% 1.0% 3.6% 4.8% 4.6%
(2-1- %
2)
Type - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -
VII
1.0% 0.5%
(1-2-
Type
VIII
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(3-3)
Othe - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -
r
1.6% 1.4% 0.4% 0.8%
(2-1-
2-1)
Othe - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
r
0.5% 1.0%
(3-1-
2)
Othe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
r
0.8%
(3-2-
1)
*
Only maxillary molars with three independent roots
(Age groups)
Mandibular Central Incisor Mandibular Lateral Incisor Mandibular Canine Mandibular First Premolar Mandibular Second Premolar
≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61
Type I 6 209 413 245 10 212 408 235 12 279 522 309 9 232 377 228 9 248 380 184
(1-1) 46.1% 69.0% 73.5% 75.4% 71.4% 70.4% 70.1% 69.7% 85.7% 92.1% 89.9% 89.3% 64.3% 81.4% 75.4% 78.6% 69.2% 98.8% 96.2% 92.5%
Type II 2 7 13 7 2 14 34 25 - 7 19 15 - 5 12 10 - - 5 2
(2-1) 15.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 14.3% 4.7% 5.9% 7.4% 2.3% 3.3% 4.4% 1.7% 2.4% 3.5% 1.3% 1.0%
(1-2-1) 38.5% 27.8% 23.3% 21.2% 14.3% 24.6% 23.0% 22.3% 2.3% 3.4% 1.4% 3.2% 6.2% 6.2% 7.7% 0.4% 1.3% 2.0%
Type IV - 1 - - - - - - 2 4 6 5 - 2 7 7 - - 1 3
(2-2) 0.3% 14.3% 1.3% 1.0% 1.4% 0.7% 1.4% 2.4% 0.2% 1.5%
Type V - 1 3 - - 1 2 - - 6 13 12 5 34 68 26 1 2 3 6
(1-2) 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 2.0% 2.2% 3.5% 35.7% 11.9% 13.6% 9.0% 7.7% 0.8% 0.8% 3.0%
Type VI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(2-1-2)
Type VII - - 2 4 - - 1 2 - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -
Type VIII - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(3-3)
(1-2-1-2-
- 1
0.3%
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1)
Other - - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - -
(1-3) 0.6%
Other - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - 1 -
Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
(1-3-2) 0.4%
(Age groups)
* *
Mandibular First Molar Mandibular Second Molar
≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 ≤20 21-40 41-60 ≥61
(1-1) 0.6% 1.6% 1.0% 63.6% 72.1% 76.0% 59.6% 11.1% 7.7% 7.8% 8.6% 100% 93.7% 92.6% 91.3%
(2-1) 63.6% 44.9% 50.5% 41.4% 9.1% 9.1% 8.5% 23.2% 55.6% 60.5% 64.5% 63.4% 1.0% 0.7% 1.0%
Type III - - - - 1 16 19 8 - 8 14 8 - 5 11 7
(1-2-1) 9.1% 9.7% 10.1% 8.1%% 3.8% 5.2% 7.7% 2.4% 4.1% 6.7%
Type IV 3 73 72 46 - 3 5 5 3 49 46 16 - 1 2 -
(2-2) 27.3% 44.2% 38.3% 46.6% 1.8% 2.7% 5.1% 33.3% 23.6% 17.2% 15.4% 0.5% 0.7%
Type V - - - - 2 9 2 1 - 1 1 1 - 5 5 1
(1-2) 18.2% 5.5% 1.1% 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% 1.0% 2.4% 1.9% 1.0%
Type VI - 8 7 3 - 1 2 2 - 4 6 - - - - -
Type VII - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -
(1-2-1-2) 0.6%
Type VIII - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(3-3)
Other - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
Other - 1 2 1 - 1 1
1.0%
- - - 1 1 - - - -
Other - - 5 4 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - -
Other - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(2-3-2) 0.5%
Other 1 8 3 3 - - - - - 2 4 2 - - - -
Other - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - -
Other - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
(3-2-3-2-1) 1.0%
*
Only mandibular molars with two independent roots
Guo et USA CBCT In vivo 634 67.6% 72.4 60.0 74.6 60.8 80.0%
al. % % % %
20141
Kim et Korea CBCT In vivo 814 58.4% 65.6 68.1 51.8 69.4%
al. % % %
2012
Lee et Korea CBCT In vivo 458 81.5% 72.5 85.5 70.7 59.2 50.0%
al. % % % %
20111
Reis et Brazil CBCT In vivo 158 n/a 90.7 92.1 82.6 81.9%
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20132
Zheng China CBCT In vivo 624 50.2% 68.3 51.2 42.2 44.0 40.0%
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20101