Assessment of fractal dimension changes in periapical trabecular patterns following single-visit and multi-visit nonsurgical endodontic treatment with different medicaments: a retrospective study
Hikmet Kaan Kirci, Emrah Karataslioglu · 2025
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Description
Root canal treatment heals the bone around a tooth tip slowly, and dentists need ways to watch that healing without cutting. Hikmet Kaan Kirci and Emrah Karataslioglu used fractal dimension, a measure of how complex the bone's web pattern looks on an X-ray, alongside a standard healing score. They re-examined records for 62 lower molars treated in 2023, some in one visit and others over several visits with one of two medicines placed inside the tooth.
Healing scores improved and fractal values rose in every group at six and twelve months. No group healed better than another, and the choice of medicine made no difference. The two measures did not move together, though. The authors conclude visit count and medicine can follow convenience, and fractal analysis is a useful noninvasive way to track bone recovery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hikmet Kaan Kirci, Emrah Karataslioglu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |