Date of Award
Fall 1972
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Dentistry
First Advisor
Foshager, Vernon D.
Second Advisor
Davies, Ernest E.
Third Advisor
Gloudeman, E. A.
Abstract
In 1668 John Mayou de Rachitide remarked, "As a rule, disease as it stalks through the land cannot keep pace with the incurable vice of scribbling about it." It seems that this observation is increasingly true today and the author hopes that this study does not add to the problem. Periodontal disease, as a major dental disease, is rampant throughout the world. As the literature review will establish, it is regarded by most investigators as bacterial in origin, but with many other local and possible systemic conditions altering the progress of the disease. The study of pulpal form and anatomy has been of interest to the dental profession since the beginning of modern dentistry. The possible sequela and relationship to periodontal and pulpal interaction is not new to the literature, although there has been a revitalized interest in this area within the last decade. The presence, incidence and location of accessory pulpal canals have been studied by various techniques with varying results. Most investigators do concur that the majority of accessory canals occur in the apical one-third of permanent human teeth. The incidence and location of lateral canals in more coronal areas of the root structure is of interest when one considers the possible periodontic-endodontic relationship...
Recommended Citation
Kirkham, Daned B., "The Location, Incidence and Evaluation of Accessory Pulpal Canals and Their Relationship to Periodontal Disease" (1972). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 5276.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/5276