Endodontic treatment of immature maxillary lateral incisor with two canals: type 3 dens invaginatus

Dens invaginatus is a developmental anomaly. The nonsurgical endodontic treatment of a type 3 dens invaginatus with a large periradicular lesion in a maxillary left lateral incisor of a 10-year-old girl is presented. In spite of difficult diagnosis and treatment of type 3 dens invaginatus, nonsurgic...

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Published in:	Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics Vol. 110; no. 4; pp. e90 - e93
Main Authors:	Altuntaş, Alev, DDS, Çınar, Çağdaş, DDS, PhD, Akal, Neşe, DDS, PhD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Mosby, Inc 01-10-2010
Subjects:	Apexification - methods Child Dens in Dente - complications Dens in Dente - therapy Dental Pulp Necrosis - complications Dental Pulp Necrosis - therapy Dentistry Female Humans Incisor - abnormalities Maxilla Periapical Periodontitis - complications Periapical Periodontitis - therapy Root Canal Obturation - methods Root Canal Preparation - methods Surgery Tooth Apex - growth & development
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Summary:	Dens invaginatus is a developmental anomaly. The nonsurgical endodontic treatment of a type 3 dens invaginatus with a large periradicular lesion in a maxillary left lateral incisor of a 10-year-old girl is presented. In spite of difficult diagnosis and treatment of type 3 dens invaginatus, nonsurgical treatment was performed successfully. Resolution of the periradicular lesion and apical closure was observed after 1-year follow-up.
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ISSN:	1079-2104 1528-395X
DOI:	10.1016/j.tripleo.2010.03.010