Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots

Introduction: Knowledge of root canal morphology is essential for successful endodontic therapy. Failure to recognize unusual root canal anatomy may lead to unsuccessful endodontic treatment. Case Report: This case report describes the successful endodontic treatment of the maxillary central incisor...

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Main Authors: T S Ashwini Shivakumar, Saleem Makandar, Ajay Kadam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Dental Hypotheses
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Online Access:http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/article.asp?issn=2155-8213;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=79;epage=82;aulast=Ashwini
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description Introduction: Knowledge of root canal morphology is essential for successful endodontic therapy. Failure to recognize unusual root canal anatomy may lead to unsuccessful endodontic treatment. Case Report: This case report describes the successful endodontic treatment of the maxillary central incisor with unusual anatomy of two roots and two root canals. A 23-year-old male patient was referred for dental consultation with discoloration of the maxillary right central incisor with periapical lesion, which revealed unusual anatomy of root on radiographic examination, and was confirmed upon exploration. Discussion: As described by Vertucci, the maxillary central incisor presents a single root and single root canal in 100% of the cases. However, few cases of maxillary central incisors with two canals were reported in the literature, most of which were associated with developmental anomalies like fusion, germination or dens invaginatus. Clinician should be aware of the unusual anatomical variations that should be detected by the different diagnostic resources available.
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spelling doaj.art-156ab11b9af74c1ca5f0f8fb9d502b932022-12-22T02:50:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDental Hypotheses2155-82132012-01-0132798210.4103/2155-8213.100394Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two rootsT S Ashwini ShivakumarSaleem MakandarAjay KadamIntroduction: Knowledge of root canal morphology is essential for successful endodontic therapy. Failure to recognize unusual root canal anatomy may lead to unsuccessful endodontic treatment. Case Report: This case report describes the successful endodontic treatment of the maxillary central incisor with unusual anatomy of two roots and two root canals. A 23-year-old male patient was referred for dental consultation with discoloration of the maxillary right central incisor with periapical lesion, which revealed unusual anatomy of root on radiographic examination, and was confirmed upon exploration. Discussion: As described by Vertucci, the maxillary central incisor presents a single root and single root canal in 100% of the cases. However, few cases of maxillary central incisors with two canals were reported in the literature, most of which were associated with developmental anomalies like fusion, germination or dens invaginatus. Clinician should be aware of the unusual anatomical variations that should be detected by the different diagnostic resources available.http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/article.asp?issn=2155-8213;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=79;epage=82;aulast=AshwiniMaxillary central incisorspiral CT scantwo roots
spellingShingle T S Ashwini Shivakumar
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Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots
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Maxillary central incisor
spiral CT scan
two roots
title Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots
title_full Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots
title_fullStr Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots
title_full_unstemmed Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots
title_short Unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots
title_sort unusual anatomy of maxillary central incisor with two roots
topic Maxillary central incisor
spiral CT scan
two roots
url http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/article.asp?issn=2155-8213;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=79;epage=82;aulast=Ashwini
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