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Theanatomyoftherootapex:Areviewandclinicalconsiderationsinendodontics
ChandlerNP
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thepositionoftheapicalconstriction,apicalforamenandthecementodentinaljunctionvariesacrossthe ArticleTables
toothtypes.Theseanatomicalapicallandmarksareconsideredextensionlimitsforrootcanal
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Introduction
Thesearchstrategyforthisreviewconsistedofacombinedelectronicandmanualsearchofreferences
publishedinEnglish.TheformerwascarriedoutusingMedlineviatheOvidinterfacetoNovember2012
usingthesearchterms:Apicalforamen,apicalconstriction,cementodentinaljunction,rootapex,anatomic
apex,radiographicapex,majordiameter,minordiameterandoutcomeofrootcanaltreatment.Thelatter
searchinvolvedacrosscheckoftheelectronicresultswithreviewarticlesandtextbookchapterstoidentify
allpossiblerelevantpublications.
Theterminalpartofatoothrootexhibitsfourdistinctlandmarkstheapicalconstriction(AC),apical
foramen(AF),rootsapex(anatomicandradiographic)andcementodentinaljunction(CDJ).[1]Whilethe
AFisthemainapicalopeningoftherootcanal,theACisdefinedastheapicalpartoftherootcanalwith
thenarrowestdiameter.Theanatomicapexdiffersfromtheradiographicapexinthattheformeristheroot
endasidentifiedmorphologicallyandthelatterisidentifiedradiographically.[2]TheCDJisthelineof
unionbetweendentinandcementumatwhichpulpaltissueendsandperiodontaltissuestarts.[3]
Theapicalconstriction
VariabilityinthepositionoftheACiswelldocumented.ThedistancebetweentheACandtheAFranged
between0.41.2mm,whileitsreportedlocationinrelationtotherootapexrangedbetween0.51.01mm
[Table1].TheACismostlylocatedeitherindentinorattheCDJlevelandlessfrequentlyincementum.[4]
Anotherstudyof50mandibularpremolars,reportedthattheACisalwaysfoundcoronaltotheCDJ.[10]
Hence,theACandCDJdonotalwayscoincide.
Table1:Thepositionoftheapicalconstriction
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TheshapeoftheACinlongitudinalsectionshasfourpossibleconfigurationssingle,tapered,multi
constrictedandparallelthefirsttwowerethemostcommon.[7]FortyeightpercentofACshadthesingle
topographywhiletherestweretapered,multiconstrictedorparallel.[12]Arecentstudyevaluatedthe
morphologyoftheACinpalatalrootsofmaxillarymolarsusingmicrocomputedtomographyandreported
thattheACwaspresentin34%oftheroots.TheACwasconsideredpresentonlyifithadsingleortapered
morphologies.However,rootswithflaringorparallelshapeswereconsideredtolackanyconstriction.[13]
Inhorizontalsections,thelabiolingualdimensionofthecanalattheACwaslargerthanthemesiodistal
dimensionby0.05mm.[9]ThemostcommonshapeofrootcanalattheACwascircular,althoughovaland
irregularoutlineswerealsoseen.[5],[9]TheACofmaxillarycentralincisorsexhibitedanaverage0.165
mmslopewithonly10%representingaflatmorphology.[14]Outof93canals,41canalshadaslotlike
constrictionwhile52canalshadapointconstriction.[15]
Theapicalforamen
DeviationoftheAFfromtherootapexiscommon,withareportedfrequencyrangingfrom17100%
[Table2].Ontheotherhand,theaveragedistancebetweentheAFandtherootapexwasfoundtobeless
than1mm[Table3].
Table2:Frequencyofapicalforamendeviationfromtipofrootapex
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Table3:Distancebetweentheapicalforamenandtipofrootapex
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AhigherfrequencyofAFdeviationhasbeenassociatedwithaginganddepositionofcementum.[4],[19],
[22]Deviationalsodifferedaccordingtotoothtype.Only15%ofmaxillarycentralincisorshadtheirAFat
adistanceofmorethan1mmfromtherootapex,[21],[33]butahigherfrequencyofAFdeviationin
posteriorteethhasbeenobserved.Thiswasattributedtomorecementumdepositionattheapicesof
posteriorteethasanadaptationtohigherocclusalloadsandcompensationforenamelattrition.[7],[23],[27]
Excludingmolars,theaverageAFdeviationformaxillaryandmandibularteethwassimilar.[18]Another
studyfoundthatAFdeviationinmandibularteethwasmorethanformaxillaryteeth.[27]However,another
studybythesamegroupfoundthattheoppositewastrue.[30]
Thecementodentinaljunction
Duringtoothdevelopment,cementumdepositionfollowsthatofdentin,resultinginalineofdelineation
separatingthetwotissuetypes.[34]Thelineofunionwasdifficulttorecognizehistologicallyand
consideredimaginary.[35]However,severallaterstudieshavereportedthemicroscopicappearanceofthe
CDJ.[4],[10],[22],[26],[33],[36],[37]Outof268teeth,only37teethdidnotdisplaytheCDJ,evenathigher
magnification.BothsidesoftheCDJendedatthesamelevelinonly53%ofayoungerteethgroupand
60%ofanolderteethgroup.[4]AnotherstudyreportedthatbothlevelsoftheCDJcoincidedinonly5%of
theteeth.TheleveloftheCDJattheleftsideofthecanalwasmorecoronalthanontherightside,andit
wasmorecoronalinmaxillarycaninesthaninmaxillaryincisors.[26]Histologicalexaminationof122
mandibularpremolarsrevealedthatneithersideoftheCDJcoincided.[38]Variabilityinthepositionofthe
CDJhasbeendocumented.TheCDJwascoronaltotheAFbyatleast0.3mmwhilethemaximumdistance
reportedbetweentheCDJandrootapexwas2.5mm[Table4].
Table4:Positionofthecementodentinaljunction
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Importanceofachievingoptimumworkinglength
Theaimofrootcanaltreatment(RCT)istoresolveand/orpreventapicalperiodontitis.[39]Theassociation
betweenmicrobialinfectionoftherootcanalsystemandthedevelopmentofapicalperiodontitishasbeen
wellestablished.[40],[41]RCTusuallyinvolvesmechanicalinstrumentationoftherootcanalsystem
accompaniedbysodiumhypochlorite(NaOCl)irrigation.[42],[43],[44],[45],[46]Threedimensionalfillingof
therootcanalsystem[47]andtheprovisionofawellsealedcoronalrestorationareconcludingstepsof
treatment.[48]Managementofinfectedrootcanalsdiffersfromthosecontainingvital,inflamedtissue
becausetheyrequireadequatedisinfectionpriortorootfilling.Thisisgenerallyachievedbytheapplication
ofcalciumhydroxideasanintracanalmedicamentforatleastoneweek.[49]Invitalteeth,calcium
hydroxideisnotnecessarybecausetheradicularpartoftheinflamedvitalpulpremainsinfectionfreeas
longasitisvital.[50]Thelevelofrootcanalinstrumentationandfillingshouldallowcompletedebridement
andsealingoftherootcanalsystemwithoutviolatingthesurroundingtissueorleavingcriticalpartsofthe
apicalregionuncleanand/orunsealed.[51]
Consequencesofoverinstrumentation
Overinstrumentationinthiscontextimpliestheextensionofinstrumentsintotheperiapicaltissuebeyond
theboundariesoftherootcanalsystem.Endodonticinstrumentsshouldideallybekeptwithintherootcanal
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systemtominimizepostoperativediscomfort.[52]Overinstrumentationmayleadtodiscomfortasaresult
oftheacuteinflammatoryresponseelicitedfrommechanicaldamagetotheperiapicaltissue.Development
ofpainwilldependontheintensityoftheacuteinflammation,whichisinturnproportionaltotheextentof
tissuedamage.[53],[54]
Ininfectedcases,theperiapicalinflammatoryreactionmightbefurthercompoundedifover
instrumentationleadstotheextrusionofmicrobesandinfecteddebris.Ithasbeenshownthatextruded
dentinandcementumchips,possiblyinfected,provokevaryinginflammatoryresponsesintheperiapical
tissue.[55]Microscopic,cultureandmolecularmethodshavedisclosedmicrobesinapicalgranulomas.[56],
[57],[58],[59]Thesepathogensmaygainaccesstotheperiapicaltissuethroughoverinstrumentation,with
ActinomycesisraeliiandPropionibacteriumpropionicum,knownfortheirabilitiesinestablishingextra
radicularinfections.[60]
Overinstrumentationalsopromotesoverfilling[61]whichcanresultinmechanicalandtemporary
chemicalirritationoftheperiapicaltissue.[50]Inahistologicalstudy,allsixoverfilledcasesshowedsevere
inflammatoryreactionsintheperiapicalregionbutnoneofthepatientsexperiencedpain.[62]Furthermore,
overfillingwasassociatedwithcontaminationoftheapicalareaandpossibleforeignbodyreaction.[63]
Consequencesofunderinstrumentation
Underinstrumentationreferstocleaningandshapingtherootcanaltoalevelshorterthandesired,leaving
regionsoftheapicalpartofthecanalwithoutproperdebridement.
Achievingoptimuminstrumentationdepthmightbemorecriticalduringthetreatmentofinfectedcanals
thanwhenmanagingvitalinflamedpulps.[64]Thelikelihoodofanunfavorableoutcomeofrootfilledteeth
withinaccessibleACswas5.3timeshigherthanwheninstrumentationcouldbeextendedtothelevelofthe
AC.Thepresenceofapreoperativeradiolucencyrelatedtotheteethoftheformergroupincreasedthe
chancesofanunfavorableoutcomeby3.4fold.[65]Underinstrumentationmayleadtolossofworking
lengthandaccumulationofinfecteddebrisapically.[50]Buildupofapicaldebrisshouldbeprevented
althoughitisyettobeproventhatitimpairsorpreventshealing.[51]
Optimalworkinglength
Thereisgeneralagreementthatmaintaininginstrumentationandrootfillingwithintherootcanalisdesired.
[51],[66],[67]Severalapicalreferencepointshavebeensuggestedasthefurthestapicalextensionfor
instrumentationandrootfilling.TheseincludetheCDJ,AF,ACandtheradiographicapex.Siqueira[50]
suggestedthatthepreoperativestatusofthepulpshouldalsobetakenintoconsiderationduringworking
lengthdetermination.
CDJastheidealapicalterminationpoint
TheCDJistheidealterminationpointforRCT.[68],[69]Sealingtherootcanalsystematthispointwould
theoretically,preventmicrobialescapeintoperiapicaltissuesandblockentryoftissuefluidsintothecanal
space.[3],[34]However,theCDJisahistologicalpointthatcannotbelocatedclinicallyanditsappearance
variesfromtoothtotooth.[4],[10],[26],[33],[35],[36],[62],[66],[70],[71],[72]Moreover,SaadandAlYahya[38]
demonstratedthattheCDJofsometeethwerelocatedinsidetherootcanal.Suchfindingsprecludethe
adoptionoftheCDJasanendpointforrootcanaltreatmentprocedures.
AFastheidealapicalterminationpoint
CleaningandfillingtherootcanaltotheAFhasbeenproposed.[35],[70]TheAFisareliableapical
landmark[73]andlimitingcleaningandshapingshortoftheAFguaranteesthattheentireprocedureis
performedinsidetherootcanalregardlessofthepositionorexistenceoftheAC.[51]Nonetheless,accurate
locationoftheAFisonlypossiblehistologically.[33]Periapicalradiographsfrequentlyfailedtoidentifythe
positionofbuccallyorlinguallydeviatedAFs.[18],[23],[74]ThepositionoftheAFwasreportedtoaffect
theaccuracyofelectronicapexlocators.[29],[75]Inflammatoryrootresorptionassociatedwithinfected
canalsmighteliminatetheAF.[1]TheAFis,therefore,notareliablereferencepointforworkinglength
determination.[26],[51]
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Ithasbeensuggestedtoextendrootcanalinstrumentationto1mmshortoftheradiographicapex,which
wouldensurecloserproximitytopositionoftheAF.[21]However,continuouscementumdepositionalters
thepositionoftheradiographicapextotheAF.[76]Meanwhile,dependingonasubjectivelevelshortofthe
radiographicapextowhichdisinfectionandrootfillingareextendedtodonotnecessarilyguaranteethatthe
entirecanalistreatedanddoesnotabsolutelypreventoverinstrumentation.[1],[23],[50]
ACastheidealapicalterminationpoint
TheACwouldrepresentthesmallestapicaldimensionpossibleforrootcanalinstrumentation.[5]
Terminationatthispointwouldresultintheleastamountoftissuedamageandconsequently,minimal
repairwouldbeneeded.[62]ThequalityguidelinesoftheEuropeanSocietyofEndodontology(2006)
recommendthatworkinglengthdeterminationshouldbeascloseaspossibletotheAC.[77]Inaddition,the
divergentshapeofthecanalapicaltotheACwouldbedifficulttoadequatelycleanandseal.[4],[5],[36]The
mostfavorablehistologicalresponseattheperiapicalregionwasseenwheninstrumentationandfilling
endedattheleveloftheAC.[62]Sjgrenetal.,[78]concludedthatinstrumentationtotheACresultedin
90%healingininfectedteeth.However,themethodofidentifyingtheACwasnotclearandmanyteeth
wereprepared1mmshortoftheradiographicapexiftheAFcouldnotbeidentifiedradiographically.Teeth
whereinstrumentationcouldbeextendedtotheleveloftheACwerefoundtohavebettertreatment
outcomesthanthoseinwhichtheACcouldnotbenegotiated.[76]Kuttler[4]recommendedthatallroot
canalproceduresshouldterminate0.5mmshortoftheAF,asthispointisconsideredtobethenearestto
theAC.ToremainclosetotheAC,arangeof0.51.5mmshortoftheradiographicapexwasrecommended
asanappropriateworkinglengthdependingonthespecificrootbeingtreated.[24]
AdoptingtheACasanapicallandmarkhasseverallimitationsasrestrictinginstrumentationtothisposition
risksleavingdiseasedtissueapicaltotheAC.[79]Moreover,theACcouldnotbehistologicallyidentified
inmanyteeth.[13],[80]Inflammatoryprocessesassociatedwithanecroticpulpmayleadtorootresorption
andconsequently,lossoftheAC.[1]WhentheACwasabsentorpoorlydevelopedtheEndocater(Hygenic
Corp,Akron,OH,USA),asinglefrequencyimpedancebasedelectronicapexlocator,gavereadings
beyondtheapex.[8]Nonetheless,theaccuracyoftheRootZX(J.MoritaCorp,Osaka,Japan),an
impedanceratiobasedapexlocator,wasnotinfluencedbyrootresorptionanditwasabletodetectthe
narrowestpartofthecanalswithinregionswithresorptionlacunae.[81],[82]
AttemptingtoconfinerootcanalprocedurestotheleveloftheACisfurthercomplicatedbythevariability
ofitspositionandtopography.[5],[7],[9],[11],[13],[51]Clinically,settingtheworkinglength1mmshortofthe
radiographicapexmaypositionthefileexactlyattheACin22%,35%and11%ofanteriors,premolarsand
molars,respectively.[83]Unfortunately,continuouscementumdepositionalterstherelationofthe
radiographicapextotheAC.[76]Thisimpliesthattheuseofasingle'average'distancetolocatetheACis
unreliableandunrealistic.[10],[24],[66]The'unevenness'oftheACindicatesthatusingitasanapicalend
pointwouldresultinaworkinglengththatislongandshortatthesametime.[14]
RicucciandLangeland[62]advocatedtheneedforgoodanatomicalknowledge,carefulinterpretationofa
preoperativeradiographaccompaniedwithtactilesensationandvisualizationofbleedingonthetipsof
instrumentstoaidlocationoftheAC.FurtherstudiesareneededtoclarifythesuitabilityoftheACasthe
terminationpointforcleaningandshaping.[10],[84]
RadiographicapexastheidealapicalterminationpointSchilder[47],[52]recommendedextending
instrumentationandrootfillingtotheleveloftheradiographicapex,presumablytoincludeallapical
ramificationsinthedisinfectionandrootfillingprocedures.However,completeinstrumentationandfilling
oflateralcanalswaspracticallyimpossible.[85]Simon[1]suggestedinstrumentationtotheradiographic
apexandthensteppingbacktocreateanapicalstopfortherootfilling.Nolongtermresultsareavailableto
supportthisconcept.
Adoptingtheradiographicapexasareferencepointwouldresultinunderoroverinstrumentationbecause
theAFisusuallynotlocatedattheradiographicapex.[79],[28]Whenthefilewasinsertedtothelevelof
radiographicapexinvitro,50%oftheteethhadfilesextendingbeyondtheAF.[69]Filesterminatingatthe
radiographicapexinvivohadactuallyextendedbeyondtheAFinmostcases.[86]
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Apicallimitofinstrumentationandrootfillingforvitalteeth
Preservationoftheapicalpulptissuehasbeenrecommendedtoachieveabetteroutcomeinvitalimmature
permanentteeth.Thisvitaltissuehasbeenconsideredessentialforapicalclosurebynewlydepositedhard
tissueafterRCT.[51],[66],[87],[88]Insupportofthepreservationoftheapicalvitalpulpareprognostic
studiesindicatingthatthemaintenanceoftheapical23mmofvitalpulpprovidesfavorableresultsandthat
bothoverinstrumentationandoverfillingintheseteethhasanegativeimpactontreatmentoutcomes.[64],
[78],[87],[89],[90],[92]However,thevitalityoftheresidualapicalpulptissuewasnotalwaysmaintained.[93]
AsreviewedbySiqueira,[50]thecurrentevidenceindicatesthatthepreservationofthepulpstumpisnot
essentialforapicalintegrity.
Apicallimitofinstrumentationandrootfillingforinfectedteeth
Whiletheapical3mmisthemostcritical,[1]theentireinfectedrootcanalshouldbedisinfected
thoroughly.[50],[88]Microorganismslocatedattheapicalpartofthecanalhavebetteraccessibilityto
periapicaltissue.Thiswouldallowthemtoacquirenutritionandexertharmfuleffectsonthesurrounding
structures.[54]Theapicalpartsofinfectedrootcanalsexhibitingperiapicallesionswillharborabundant
bacteria.[94],[95],[96],[97],[98]Bacteriahavebeendetectedattheleveloftheapicalforamen[59]and
persistedinareasinaccessibletoinstrumentationintheapicalpartofrootsaftersinglevisittreatment.[99]
Nonetheless,bacterialprofilesoftheapicalpartofinfectedcanalsshowedadiversityofmicroorganisms
similartothecoronalpart.[100]Hence,thewholerootcanalmustbedisinfectedtotheleveloftheAF
becausebacteriaareabletocolonizetheentirecanalandthrive,especiallyapically.
TheeffectofoverinstrumentationontheoutcomeofRCTininfectedteethisyettobefullyexplored.
Overinstrumentationreducedthehealingrateofinfectedrootcanals.[92],[101]Evenwhenthelevelof
instrumentationwaslimitedtotheapexlevel,ahigherfrequencyofapicalperiodontitiswasobservedon
followup.[102]Theprognosisofinfectedrootcanalswasreportedtobeimprovedwhentheywere
instrumentedclosetotheirapices.[64],[65],[78]
Manystudiesconcludedthatterminatingtherootfillingwithin23mmoftheradiographicapexresultsin
thebestlongtermprognosisandoverfillingorunderfillingadverselyaffectedtheoutcome.[64],[78],[90],
[91],[92],[101],[102],[103],[104]Ontheotherhand,ithasbeensuggestedthattheextentofrootfillingdoesnot
influencetheapicalstatusofinfectedrootcanals.[105],[106],[107]Overfilledteethshowedsignsofapical
healingatlongerfollowupperiodsbecausetheextrudedmaterialdelays,butdoesnotprevent,healing.
[108]Insupportofthisfindingisthatresorptionofexcesssealerwasevidentwithlongerfollowup
observations.[109],[110]
Itmustbekeptinmindthatthelevelsofinstrumentationandrootfillingarerelatedfactorsandthatmost
commonlytherootcanalwillbefilledtothelevelitisinstrumentedto.Thus,separatingtheeffectofboth
factorsmightnotbepossible.Nevertheless,itseemsthattheybothexertasignificantinfluenceonthe
outcomeoftreatment,regardlessofthepreoperativepulpstatusofthetooth.[111]
Apicallimitofinstrumentationandrootfillingfornonsurgicalretreatmentcases
Overinstrumentationreducedthehealingrateofconventionalnonsurgicalretreatmentcasesandledto
developmentofnewapicallesions.[112]Overfillingwasfoundtoresultinlowerhealingratesof
conventionalnonsurgicalretreatmentcases.[112],[113]Thiswasincontrasttothefindingsreportedin
otherstudies,inwhichtheoutcomeofconventionalnonsurgicalretreatmentwasnotinfluencedbythe
extentoftherootfilling.[78],[114]Infact,Sjgrenetal.[78]identifiedthequalityofrootfillingtobemore
importantforachievingoptimumresultsafterconventionalnonsurgicalretreatment.Analyzingtheresults
oftheTorontostudyshowedthattheextentoftherootfillingsignificantlyaffectedthetreatmentoutcome
inthePhasesIandIIstudies.[115]WhenthesamplesizewasalmostdoubledinPhasesIIIandIV,this
factorwaseliminated.[116]Othersdemonstratedthatoverfilledretreatedteethmayshowsignsofapical
healingwhenthefollowupperiodwasextended.[117]
Conclusion
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TheapicalpartoftherootincludesseverallandmarksincludingtheAC,AFandCDJ.Adoptinganyof
theselandmarksasanapicallimitofinstrumentationandrootfillinghasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.
Attaininganoptimumworkinglengthisaprerequisiteforfavorablerootcanaltreatmentoutcome.
VariabilityinthepositionsoftheAC,AFandCDJcomplicatestheirclinicaldetection.Theapicallimitof
instrumentationandrootfillingcoulddifferaccordingtothepreoperativestatusofthepulp.Rootcanal
treatmentoutcomestudiesreportedthatextendingtherootfillingtowithin23mmfromtheradiographic
apexisstronglyassociatedwithfavorableprognosis.
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