Title

Influence of endodontic treatment quality on apical periodontitis in maxillary and mandibular molars: A retrospective CBCT study

Authors

Priyatam Karade¹, Sangeeta Nawal^2,*, Parul Mehta³, Prateek Singh Kheriya⁴, Kavita Pankaj Sonwane⁵ & Deepika Yadav⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics, Dr Nawals clinic 163 Vivek vihar JLN Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; ³Department of Conservative Dentistry, Eklavya Dental College, Kotputli, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; ⁴Department of Conservative Department of Dentistry and Endodontics, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, D Y Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India; ⁶Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Priyatam Karade - E-mail: priyatam.karade@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Sangeeta Nawal - E-mail: drnawal86@gmail.com
Parul Mehta - E-mail: parulmehta0@gmail.com
Prateek Singh Kheriya- E-mail: prateek.singh918@gmail.com
Kavita Pankaj sonwane - E-mail: THE.DENTISTRY.IO@GMAIL.COM
Deepika Yadav - E-mail: yadavdrdeepika@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

The effect of endodontic treatment quality on apical periodontitis (AP) in maxillary and mandibular molars was evaluated in this retrospective CBCT study. AP was found in 54% of the 174 treated molars that were evaluated; it was more common in mandibular molars. Significantly lower AP prevalence was linked to adequate obturation length and density. Inadequate coronal restorations and missed canals were strongly associated with increased AP incidence. Thus, data shows the importance of proper coronal sealing and high-quality root canal therapies are for long-term success.

Keywords

Apical periodontitis, Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), endodontic treatment quality, root canal obturation, missed canals

Citation

Karade et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4720-4723 (2025)

Edited by

Rashmi Daga

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.