Adaptation of a microCT facility for automatic recognition of bioceramic-based sealers in molar root canals aimed at endodontic treatment quality control

MAURO VALENTE; FACUNDO MATTEA; GABRIELA MARTIN; TERESA MOYANO; PEDRO PEREZ

X-RAY SPECTROMETRY

JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD

Lugar: LOndres; Año: 2021

0049-8246

omputed tomography (CT) technology has seen tremendous growth since its first medical applications in the early 1970s. Nowadays, high-spatial-resolution digital detectors enable the micro-computed tomography (μCT) technique, which has been introduced to a wide variety of applications, including biomedical sciences like odontological applications. Endodontic treatments stand as one of the most common dental procedures, and the quality of the treatment is essential to prevent and control any potential infection of root canals. This treatment is typically achieved by careful cleaning, shaping, and sealing steps. Often, endodontic treatments fail due to a poor seal, even if a meticulous root canal preparation is carried out. The present work reports on the spectrometric adaptation of a μCT facility for accurate quantification of root canal sealing with bioceramics, aimed at assessing the sealing performance of the new Bio-C Sealer product. A dedicated irradiation setup along wit