[Dentinal surface of root canals. Study of human permanent upper central incisors, using scanning electron microscopy...

Dentinal surfaces of the root canal in the human permanent incisors were studied by using scanning electron microscope. The teeth were sectioned and fractured longitudinally. Dehydration were made in ethanol, dried, coated with gold and examined in a Jeol scanning electron microscope. The results revealed that the dentinal surface of the root canal of central upper incisor presents numerous foraminae of dentinal tubules. These possess variable diameters being that the smallest ranges from 1 to 2 microns and the greatest ranges from 2.5 to 4 microns. The intertubular dentinal surface is uniform in aspect and the peritubular dentine show several lines on the walls.