Nuha S Alghamdi

Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, King Khalid University College of Dentistry, Abha, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Original Article   
  Radiographic Assessment of Tooth Furcation Area Measurements before and after Endodontic Treatment
  Author(s): Nuha S Alghamdi*, Wafa Alajam, Ebtehaj S Albeshri, Mashael K Althobati, Youssef A Algarni and Saad M Alqahtani
  
  Aim: To assess radio-graphically the height of furcal area in molar teeth before and after root canal treatment and to evaluate changes in root furcation measurements after endodontic treatment performed by dental undergraduate students of College of Dentistry. Materials & method: The root-furcation measurements were taken from 201 bite-wing radiographs of pre-root canal treatment and post-root canal treatment performed by dental students of College of Dentistry. The teeth that obscured the image of pulp chamber due to crowns or restorations were excluded from the study. The data; hence, obtained was put to statistical analysis. The data variables were compared by employing paired t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results: In the present study, the mean values of furcation height of teeth befor.. Read More»