Maxillary first molar with aberrant canal configuration: a report of 3 cases.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Ragas Dental College, Chennai, India.

Published: December 2008

The prognosis for endodontic treatment in teeth exhibiting morphological aberrations is unfavorable if the clinician fails to recognize extra root canals. This report demonstrates 3 clinical cases of maxillary first molars that presented 2 canals in the palatal root merging at the apical third (Vertucci's type II canal morphology), a pattern that is rare and seldom encountered.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.07.026DOI Listing

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