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. 1984 Nov;58(5):589-99.
doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(84)90085-9.

Root canal anatomy of the human permanent teeth

Root canal anatomy of the human permanent teeth

F J Vertucci. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1984 Nov.

Abstract

Two thousand four hundred human permanent teeth were decalcified, injected with dye, and cleared in order to determine the number of root canals and their different types, the ramifications of the main root canals, the location of apical foramina and transverse anastomoses, and the frequency of apical deltas.

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