The Root Canal Anatomy Project

From 2011-2016, images and videos of "The Root Canal Anatomy Project" were developed at the Laboratory of Endodontics of Ribeirao Preto Dental School. From 2016, images were acquired in other educational institutions. They can be freely used for attributed noncommercial educational purposes by educators, scholars, student and clinicians. It means that all material used should include proper attribution and citation (http://rootcanalanatomy.blogspot.com). In such cases, this information should be linked to the image in a manner compatible with such instructional objectives. Unfortunately, because material shared on the RCAP has not been properly cited by several users, from November 2019 a watermark was added to the images and videos. Enjoy!

May 1, 2024

The Palato-Mesiobuccal Canal

The palato-mesiobuccal canal, a new anatomical variation of maxillary second molars with fused roots, was described for the first time in the literature by our group. In the following links you can find additional information about its morphology and clinical management:

Identification and Characterization of a Previously Undiscovered Anatomical Structure in Maxillary Second Molars: The Palato-Mesiobuccal Canal

Marco A Versiani, Tamer Taşdemir, Ali Keleş

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Clinical strategies for successful palato-mesiobuccal canal management-Report of 2 cases

Dmitry Kudryashov, Marco A Versiani

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Anatomical Complexities of the Root Canal System

Anatomical complexities affecting root canal preparation: a narrative review

M A Versiani JNR Martins R Ordinola-Zapata

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Worldwide Studies: Maxillary Premolars

Worldwide Assessment of the Root and Root Canal Characteristics of Maxillary Premolars - A Multi-center Cone-beam Computed Tomography Cross-sectional Study With Meta-analysis

Jorge N R Martins; Worldwide Anatomy Research Group; Marco A Versiani

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Worldwide studies: Mandibular Canine

Worldwide Anatomic Characteristics of the Mandibular Canine-A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study with Meta-Analysis

Jorge N R Martins; Worldwide Anatomy Research Group; Marco A Versiani

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Pulp Calcification

Micro‑CT assessment of radicular pulp calcifcations in extracted maxillary frst molar teeth

Ali Keleş Cangül Keskin, Marco Versiani

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Age‑related changes in the morphology of the root canal system of mandibular frst molars: a micro‑CT study

Sabiha Gülçin Alak, Ali Keleş, Cangül Keskin, Jorge N. R. Martins, Marco Versiani,

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My Book in Portuguese

Great news! My book on Root Canal Anatomy has just been published in Portuguese. I’m so excited to share this with the Portuguese-speaking dental community!

My images in a Museum in Nuremberg

In October 2022, I was contacted by Dr. des. Susanne Thürigen, a historian of science from the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany. She expressed interest in using micro-CT images of certain teeth that I had developed to be displayed in the museum's permanent exhibition on crafts and medicine. Now, the images of the root canal anatomy system, which was co-developed by myself, Frank Paqué, and Holm Reuver, are permanently on display in the Spotlight-exhibition Danger Zone in Nuremberg. It's truly an exciting achievement!

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