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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Dentistry and Oromaxillofacial Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1481612
This article is part of the Research Topic 3D Printing and Virtual Surgery in Veterinary Dentistry and Oromaxillofacial Surgery View all articles

Evaluating the concept of three-dimensional printing guided endodontics in the dog

Provisionally accepted
Jiahui Peng Jiahui Peng 1Jie Yang Jie Yang 2Ruiyu Liu Ruiyu Liu 1Haifeng Liu Haifeng Liu 1Zhijun Zhong Zhijun Zhong 1Guangneng Peng Guangneng Peng 1Kun Zhang Kun Zhang 1Chengli Zheng Chengli Zheng 2Zhang Ming Zhang Ming 3Ziyao Zhou Ziyao Zhou 1*
  • 1 College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan Shi, China
  • 2 Sichuan Institute of Musk Deer Breeding, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
  • 3 College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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    Guided endodontics represents an effective method for achieving safe and reliable endodontic surgery in human medicine. However, it is rarely employed in small animal dentistry. This study employed finite element analysis and three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques to explore the feasibility of guided endodontics in Beagle mandibular teeth. The methodology included the processing of Computed Tomography (CT) data, the creation of mathematical and 3D printing templates of the root canal pathways, and the evaluation of dog 3D printing guided endodontics compared with classic root canal method using radiograph. In this experiment, the coordinates of the central point of pulp crown and apex point for each tooth were recorded. Based on the extension line of the central point of dental root canal orifice and the apex point, guided endodontic templates were designed on each root canal of 20 teeth in the Beagle mandible. Among them, the average relative deviation of guided endodontics and classic root canal method was 4.28%±2.75%, and the mean angular deviation was 1.90±0.25°. Our research indicated that dog 3D printing guided endodontics has accurate position, direction, and length, which may assist veterinary dentistry in root canal treatment in small animals.

    Keywords: Guided endodontics1, finite element analysis2, 3D printing3, Root canal4, Computeraided design5 1

    Received: 16 Aug 2024; Accepted: 07 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Peng, Yang, Liu, Liu, Zhong, Peng, Zhang, Zheng, Ming and Zhou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ziyao Zhou, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan Shi, China

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