Factors Affecting the Periapical Status of Root-Filled Canals: A Cross-Sectional Study at the Undergraduate Level

Table 2

Clinical and radiographic success according to filling quality parameters.

Variables		Clinical and radiographic results
		Success		Failure
			%		%
Apical extension
0	33	23	69.7	10	30.3	0.239
1	8	4	50.0	4	50.0
2	113	86	76.1	27	23.9
Homogeneity
0	13	9	69.2	4	30.8	0.830
1	15	12	80.0	3	20.0
2	126	92	73.0	34	27.0
Taper
0	19	15	78.9	4	21.1	0.581
1	22	18	81.8	4	18.2
2	113	80	70.8	33	29.2
Quality of fillings
Perfect	64	46	71.9	18	28.1	0.751
Satisfactory	71	54	76.1	17	23.9
Deficient	19	13	68.4	6	31.6

’s chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test.