Conventional and surgical endodontic retreatment of a maxillary first molar: unusual anatomy

I-Ping Chen; Bekir Karabucak

doi:10.1016/j.joen.2005.07.006

Conventional and surgical endodontic retreatment of a maxillary first molar: unusual anatomy

J Endod. 2006 Mar;32(3):228-30. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.07.006.

Authors

I-Ping Chen¹, Bekir Karabucak

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.

PMID: 16500233
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.07.006

Abstract

The prognosis for endodontic treatment in teeth exhibiting a complex anatomy is unfavorable if clinicians fail to recognize extra root canals. This case demonstrates the presence of a second canal in the disto-buccal root of a maxillary right first molar. Conventional retreatment followed by endodontic surgery was performed and a 1-year postoperative radiograph shows apparent periapical healing.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Apicoectomy
Dental Pulp Cavity / anatomy & histology*
Female
Humans
Maxilla
Molar / anatomy & histology
Periapical Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Periapical Abscess / surgery
Periapical Abscess / therapy*
Radiography
Retreatment
Retrograde Obturation*
Root Canal Therapy / methods*