Root Canal Treatment of a Hypertaurodont Mandibular Second Molar: A Case Report

Taurodontism is a morphologic feature of generally multi-rooted teeth with large pulp chambers and shortened roots. A case of endodontic treatment in a 24-year-old male with the chief complaint of swelling and pain in the right mandibular region is described. Periapical lesion was present in the rad...

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Autores principales: Jamshidi, Davood, Adl, Alireza, Sobhnamayan, Fereshte, Bolurian, Mehrdad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973157
http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/joddd.2015.012
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Sumario:Taurodontism is a morphologic feature of generally multi-rooted teeth with large pulp chambers and shortened roots. A case of endodontic treatment in a 24-year-old male with the chief complaint of swelling and pain in the right mandibular region is described. Periapical lesion was present in the radiographic examination of hypertaurodont second mandibular molar.Four root canals were detected with an endodontic microscope. The canals were prepared and obturated with lateral condensation technique in the second appointment. The patient was asymptomatic in the 18-month follow-up.

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