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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 385-388 |
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Cone beam computed tomography evaluation and endodontic management of permanent mandibular second molar with four roots: A rare case report and literature review
Subhashini Rajasekhara, SM Sharath Chandra, Bharath Parthasarathy
Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Subhashini Rajasekhara
Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Krishnadevaraya Nagar, Hunsemaranahalli, International Airport Road, Bangalore - 562 157, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.136518
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The morphological variation in the number of roots and root canals, especially in multi-rooted teeth is a constant challenge for diagnosis and successful endodontic therapy. Knowledge of the most common anatomic characteristics and their possible variations is fundamental. Although, endodontic management of four-rooted mandibular first molars have been observed on a few occasions in the literature, to the best of our knowledge four-rooted mandibular second molars having two mesial and two distal roots have not been reported. This paper highlights endodontic management of mandibular second molar with four roots (two mesial and two distal) with one canal in each root and its cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) evaluation which was primarily done for post treatment assessment for diagnosing post-endodontic complications, at the same time confirmed our radiographic diagnosis of this variation. This also helped us portraying the anatomy of this rare variation. |
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