Table 2: Incidence of isthmus (Type IV and V) in mandibular permanent teeth at 3 mm level from the original apex.
Tooth |
Root |
Author/year |
Number of teeth |
Number teeth with Isthmus |
% Total |
% |
Central incisor |
|
Uma, et al. [16] |
50 |
5 |
10% |
10% |
First Molar |
M |
Vinegas, et al. [13] |
59 |
13 |
22% |
31% |
|
|
Von Arx [14] |
52 |
30 |
58% |
|
|
|
Mannocci, et al. [11] |
20 |
10 |
50% |
|
|
|
Peiris, et al. [17] |
100 |
42 |
42% |
|
|
|
Peiris, et al. [18] |
177 |
84 |
47% |
|
|
|
Al-Qudah & Awawdeh [19] |
330 |
43 |
13% |
|
|
|
Manisha & Kiran [9] |
40 |
15 |
38% |
|
|
D |
Von Arx [14] |
28 |
8 |
29% |
5% |
|
|
Peiris, et al. [17] |
100 |
5 |
5% |
|
|
|
Peiris, et al. [18] |
177 |
9 |
5% |
|
|
|
Al-Qudah & Awawdeh [19] |
330 |
7 |
2% |
|
Second Molar |
M |
Peiris, et al. [17] |
100 |
7 |
7% |
11% |
|
|
Peiris, et al. [18] |
165 |
27 |
16% |
|
|
|
Al-Qudah [19] |
300 |
29 |
10% |
|
|
D |
Peiris, et al. [17] |
100 |
0 |
0% |
1% |
|
|
Peiris, et al. [18] |
165 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
|
Al-Qudah & Awawdeh [19] |
300 |
4 |
1% |
M: Mesial; D: Distal