Bilateral Mandibular Premolar Dens Invaginations: A Case Report

Dens invaginations are a rare developmental defect most commonly affecting maxillary lateral incisors, with very few reported cases in mandibular teeth. We describe a rare case of bilateral first mandibular premolar dens invaginations type I, where apparently health teeth presented with periapical p...

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Main Authors: Richard Holliday, Emma Beecroft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/474013
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spelling doaj-20fba00223d34a94bfa400ed62b710772021-07-02T09:24:25ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552012-01-01201210.1155/2012/474013474013Bilateral Mandibular Premolar Dens Invaginations: A Case ReportRichard Holliday0Emma Beecroft1Restorative Dentistry Department, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AZ, UKGeneral Dental Practitioner and Associate Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AZ, UKDens invaginations are a rare developmental defect most commonly affecting maxillary lateral incisors, with very few reported cases in mandibular teeth. We describe a rare case of bilateral first mandibular premolar dens invaginations type I, where apparently health teeth presented with periapical pathology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/474013
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title_short Bilateral Mandibular Premolar Dens Invaginations: A Case Report
title_full Bilateral Mandibular Premolar Dens Invaginations: A Case Report
title_fullStr Bilateral Mandibular Premolar Dens Invaginations: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral Mandibular Premolar Dens Invaginations: A Case Report
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publishDate 2012-01-01
description Dens invaginations are a rare developmental defect most commonly affecting maxillary lateral incisors, with very few reported cases in mandibular teeth. We describe a rare case of bilateral first mandibular premolar dens invaginations type I, where apparently health teeth presented with periapical pathology.
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