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Volume 3 Issue 1 (January - March, 2015)

Case Reports

UNPREDICTABLE ROOT CANAL MORPHOLOGY- EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
Sohez Makani, Kiran Vachhani, Kailash Attur, Shoba Fernandes

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1Post Graduate Student, 2Head and Professor, 3Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, 4Head and Professor Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar – 384315, Dist. Mehsana, North Gujarat, India

A maxillary first molar with more than four canals is an interesting example of anatomic variations, especially when two of these canals are detected, with separate apical foramen in the distal root of maxillary molar. The inability to locate the unexpected canals of various anatomical configuration and subsequently treat them, may lead to therapeutic failure. Endodontic Retreatment is usually the modality of choice in such cases. This report describes a case of a maxillary first molar with five canals (two mesial canals in mesial root, two distal canals in two distal roots and a palatal canal in palatal root). Additionally it shows a rare anatomic configuration and emphasizes the importance of identifying additional canals.

Key Words: Five root canals, Maxillary First Molar, Two Distobuccal Canals, Endodontic Retreatment

Corresponding Author: Dr. Sohez Makani, Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, S. P. Sahakar Vidyadham, Ambaji Gandhinagar Link Road, Near Kamana Char Rasta, Visnagar – 384315, Dist. Mehsana, North Gujarat, India. Email: Sohez.makani@gmail.com

This article may be cited as: Makani S, Vachhani K, Attur K, Fernandes S.  Unpredictable Root Canal Morphology - Expect the Unexpected. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(1):169- 174.

 
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