Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics

The Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry (대한치과보존학회)
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Management of a permanent maxillary first molar with unusual crown and root anatomy: a case report

  • Chowdhry, Prateeksha (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Army College of Dental Sciences) ;
  • Reddy, Pallavi (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Army College of Dental Sciences) ;
  • Kaushik, Mamta (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Army College of Dental Sciences)
  • Received : 2018.04.25
  • Accepted : 2018.07.04
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

The aim of this article was to showcase the endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with an unusual crown and root anatomy. Clinical diagnosis of the roots and root canal configuration was confirmed by a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and the detection of the canals was made using a dental operating microscope. CBCT images revealed the presence of 5 roots with Vertucci type I canal configuration in all, except, in the middle root which had 2 canals with type IV configuration. The 6 canal orifices were clinically visualized under the dental operating microscope. Clinicians should familiarize themselves with the latest technologies to get additional information in endodontic practice in order to enhance the outcomes of endodontic therapy.

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