Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2012 May;70(3):234-40. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2011.637510. Epub 2012 Feb 27.
To assess the prevalence and technical quality of endodontic treatment (ET) in Finland by panoramic radiography.
As part of the Finnish nationwide Health 2000 Survey, panoramic radiographs of 5244 dentate subjects, aged 30-95 years, were analyzed. The criterion for a technically adequate ET was a distance from the root filling to the root apex of ≤3 mm.
Sixty-one per cent of subjects had one or more teeth with ET. ET was more prevalent in older subjects and among women. Of all teeth (n = 120 250), 7% had had ET, the percentages being greatest for molars and premolars. Technical quality was adequate in 47% of all ET, in 71% of anterior teeth, in 51% of premolars and in 25% of molars.
Prevalence and technical quality of endodontic treatment in Finland are comparable to that reported elsewhere, but are still calling for improvement in endodontic treatment, especially regarding molars.
通过全景片评估芬兰牙髓治疗（endodontic treatment，ET）的流行程度和技术质量。
作为芬兰全国性健康 2000 调查的一部分，对 5244 名 30-95 岁有牙列的受试者的全景片进行了分析。技术上充分的 ET 的标准是根充至根尖的距离≤3mm。
61%的受试者有一颗或多颗牙接受了 ET。ET 在年龄较大的受试者和女性中更为常见。在所有牙齿（n=120250）中，有 7%的牙齿接受了 ET，磨牙和前磨牙的比例最高。所有 ET 中，有 47%的技术质量是足够的，在前牙中为 71%，在尖牙中为 51%，在磨牙中为 25%。
芬兰牙髓治疗的流行程度和技术质量与其他地方报道的相似，但仍需要改进牙髓治疗，尤其是磨牙的治疗。
