Impact of room lighting and image display device in the radiographic appearances of the endodontic treatments.

Objectives: To assess the radiographic appearances of the endodontic treatment in different room lighting conditions and image display devices.

Methods: After approval by Research Ethical Board, 20 images were obtained from blocks with one endodontically treated tooth. Of the 20 endodontic treatments conducted in the laboratory, of those the randomly selected 10 teeth (50% of sample) received some quality defect in three parameters-apical limit, adaptation to root canal and homogeneity of the root canal filling material.