A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and global distribution of middle mesial canals in mandibular molars identified by CBCT.

Mahmood Reza Kalantar Motamedi Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq William Nguyen Ha

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2024)

The presence of MMCs varies in different geographic regions (0% to 29.7%). Clinicians should always look for MMC when doing an endodontic treatment on mandibular molars, as the presence of this canal is not uncommon. We suggest searching for this canal as if searching for the second mesiobuccal canal of maxillary 1st molars.

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