Research Article

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Assessment of Quality of Endodontic Treatment and Prevalence of Procedural Errors in Mandibular Molars

Table 1

Frequency of underfilling, overfilling, and voids in different canals of endodontically treated mandibular molars.

Procedural errorCanal typeFrequencyPercentage (%)

UnderfillingDistal4136.0
Distobuccal1311.4
Distolingual1412.3
Mesial53.5
Mesiobuccal7868.4
Mesiolingual7464.9

OverfillingDistal3156.4
Mesial47.3
Mesiobuccal2138.2
Mesiolingual2240.0

VoidsDistal1225.5
Distobuccal24.3
Distolingual48.5
Mesial24.3
Mesiobuccal2042.6
Mesiolingual2757.4