Evaluation of concordance between clinical and histopathological diagnoses in periapical lesions of endodontic origin

Background/purpose: Periapical lesions of endodontic origin are often diagnosed based on the clinical and radiological presentations that may be different from the histological diagnoses. The purpose of this study was to assess the concordance between the clinical diagnosis of these lesions and the histopathological diagnoses and to analyze their clinical and pathological features.