Proposal for a simple and effective diagrammatic representation of root canal configuration for better communication amongst oral radiologists and clinicians

摘要

ObjectivesRoot canal anatomy has been proved to be a complex canal configuration system. The negotiation and cleaning of this system is essential for successful root canal treatment. The present root canal classification systems are unable to transfer the clinically relevant information about the canal system from the oral radiologist to the treating clinician. Thus, a simple and effective diagrammatic representation of the canal system, depicting the major canals, important changes during their course along with other relevant information has been presented.