Aim: The aim  of this study was to examine root canal morphology of permanent mandibular incisors in Kashmiri population by using  canal staining and tooth-clearing technique. Materials and Methods: Two hundred  extracted mandibular incisors, collected from Kashmiri population were selected for this study. Following pulp tissue removal, the teeth were decalcified with 5% nitric acid, dehydrated with ascending concentrations of alcohol and rendered clear by immersion in methyl salicylate. After staining of the canal systems with India ink, cleared teeth were examined under 5X magnification and the following features were evaluated: (i) number and type of root canals; (ii)   presence and location of lateral canals and intercanal communications; (iii) location of apical foramina; and, (iv) Bifurcation of canals. Results: The majority of mandibular incisors had a single canal (61.5% of teeth possessed a Type I canal system). Although.  The two canals were found in 38.5% of teeth, only 10.5% of canals exited in two separate foramina (Type V). Conclusion; The prevalence of two canals in this group (of Kashmiri population) of mandibular incisors was 38.5% and is within the range of previous studies performed on populations of different racial origin.
Key words; Morphology, root canal, clearing technique, Vertucci’s classification.

Corresponding Author: Dr Shabir Ahmad Bhat.(BDS, MDS), Senior resident, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics Government Dental College Srinagar, India; Email: drshabirsurg@gmail.com

This article may be cited as: Bhat SA, Bhagat RK, Misgar OH. Root Canal Morphology of Mandibular Incisors in Kashmiri Population- An In¬-Vitro- Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2016;2(4):85-88.