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Volume 7 Issue 3 (March, 2019)

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Evaluation of root canal morphology of mandibular first molars in Kashmiri population by clearing technique an in –vitro study
Shabir Ahmad Bhat

Aim of the current study was to evaluate the root canal anatomy of two‑ and three-rooted mandibular first molars in Kashmir population by clearing and staining technique. Two hundred mandibular first molars were collected. The most prevalent canal configuration in the mesial root was Vertucci type IV (38%),and in distal root type I (37%) An additional configuration, Gulabivala type (2-1-2-1), was found as a rare entity (1%) in mesial root.While preparing first molar the clinician must always look for a second canal in the distal root of Indian mandibular first molars. Key words: Root canal anatomy, mandibular first molars.

 
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