Radiographic Assessment of the Technical Quality and Periapical Health of Root-Filled Teeth Performed by General Practitioners in a Turkish Subpopulation

Table 2

Periapical status and related criteria.

					Periapical status
	Total		Apical periodontitis		Healthy		Chi-square
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	P values
Gender
Female	259	31,2%	201	77,6%	58	22,4%	0.065
Male	572	68,8%	409	71,5%	163	28,5%
Dental arche
Maxilla	487	58,6%	371	76,2%	116	23,8%	0.031
Mandibula	344	41,4%	239	69,5%	105	30,5%
Tooth type
Incisors	136	16,4%	102	75,0%	34	25,0%	0.002
Canines	70	8,4%	46	65,7%	24	34,3%
Premolars	282	33,9%	189	67,0%	93	33,0%
Molars	343	41,3%	273	79,6%	70	20,4%
Filling length
Poor	613	73,8%	500	81,6%	113	18,4%	<0.001
Adequate	218	26,2%	110	50,5%	108	49,5%
Taper
Poor	572	68,8%	456	79,7%	116	20,3%	<0.001
Adequate	259	31,2%	154	59,5%	105	40,5%
Filling density
Poor	481	57,9%	401	83,4%	80	16,6%	<0.001
Adequate	350	42,1%	209	59,7%	141	40,3%
Type and quality of coronal structure
Inadequate filling	234	28,2%	189	80,8%	45	19,2%	<0.001
Adequate filling	311	37,4%	210	67,5%	101	32,5%
Crowned	286	34,4%	211	73,8%	75	26,2%