Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Detecting Number of Root Canal of Human Mandibular Second Molar: Diagnostic Accuracy Experimental Study

Inclusion criteria

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A- Inclusion criteria:

• Patients must be medically free from any systemic disease that can affect root canal treatment.
• Age range of the patients should be 18-40 with permanent mandibular second molars indicated for root canal treatment.
• No sex predilection.
• Patients must have good oral hygiene.
• restorable teeth.
• Positive patient"s acceptance for participating in the study.
• Patients able to sign informed consent.

B- Exclusion criteria:

• Lower second molars which are non-restorable, having large perforations, external root resorption, vertical root fracture, internal root resorption, grade 2/3 mobility, previous successful/non-successful root canal treatment
• Pregnant women after taking detailed history and pregnancy test must be in the first visit.
• Psychologically disturbed patients.

Teeth that have:

• Periodontally affected with grade 2 or 3 mobility. 12

• Not restorable teeth.

• Abnormal anatomy and calcified canals.

• Previous root canal treatment.