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Review
. 2017;4(4):278-285.
doi: 10.1007/s40496-017-0161-z. Epub 2017 Nov 8.

Definitions and Epidemiology of Endodontic Infections

I F Persoon  1 , A R Özok  2
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Review

Definitions and Epidemiology of Endodontic Infections

I F Persoon et al. Curr Oral Health Rep. 2017.

Abstract

Purpose of review: This review describes the recent findings from epidemiological studies on endodontic infections. The recent literature was screened for studies on the prevalence of primary apical periodontitis and posttreatment apical periodontitis in various populations.

Recent findings: Twenty-nine articles reporting data on the prevalence of primary or posttreatment apical periodontitis from all over the world were included. The prevalence of apical periodontitis varied between 7 and 86%, while that of posttreatment apical periodontitis varied between 10 and 62%. The quality of the coronal restoration and the root filling appears to be the major predictors of apical periodontitis.

Summary: The recent findings from epidemiological studies on the prevalence of primary and posttreatment apical periodontitis in various populations are not substantially different from those from earlier years. It appears that the health of periapical tissues has not majorly improved in the general population.

Keywords: Endodontic infections; Epidemiology; Posttreatment apical periodontitis; Prevalence; Primary apical periodontitis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest

Rifat Özok and Ilona Persoon declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Human and Animal Rights and Informed Consent

This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.

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