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CASE REPORT
Year : 2023  |  Volume : 26  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 359-363

A rare case of persistent postendodontic symptomatic maxillary central incisor with aberrant canal configuration confirmed by cone-beam computer tomography and its nonsurgical management by retreatment


Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Haldia, West Bengal, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Anirban Bhattacharyya
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Haldia, West Bengal
India
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/jcd.jcd_64_23

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Maxillary central incisor is considered the tooth with least anatomical variations. In literature, the prevalence of single root and single canal in maxillary central incisor has been reported as 100%. Only a handful of case reports suggesting more than one root or one canal are available and are mostly associated with developmental anomalies such as gemination and fusion. This article describes a rare case report of retreatment of a maxillary central incisor with two roots with normal clinical crown which was confirmed by cone-beam computer tomography (CBCT). A 50-year-old Indian male patient presented with pain and discomfort on a root canal-treated anterior tooth. Pulp sensibility testing of left maxillary central incisor was negative. Intraoral periapical digital radiograph revealed an obturated canal with suspected outline of a second root which got confirmed with cone shift technique. The tooth was treated under dental operating microscope during which two canals were located and retreatment was completed. Postobturation, CBCT was performed to study the root and canal morphology. Clinically and radiographically, all the follow-up examinations revealed an asymptomatic tooth without any active periapical lesion. The present case report emphasizes the fact that clinicians should approach each case with an open mind having a thorough knowledge of the normal tooth anatomy and should suspect variations in every case to ensure successful endodontic outcome.


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