Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar
Successful root canal treatment relies on correct access cavity preparation, sufficient cleaning, adequate shaping, and complete obturation. Prior to these, location of all existing canals in the tooth plays an important part in the initial treatment procedures. While most teeth have a normal morpho...
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doaj-777dc3f0be284db2adc4394f902f558c2020-11-25T00:07:26ZengElsevierJournal of Dental Sciences1991-79022017-03-01121959710.1016/j.jds.2013.02.016Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolarChia-Shuo Yeh0Wen-Bing Wong1Wayne Yu-Wei Kan2Ming-Gene Tu3Department of Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanSuccessful root canal treatment relies on correct access cavity preparation, sufficient cleaning, adequate shaping, and complete obturation. Prior to these, location of all existing canals in the tooth plays an important part in the initial treatment procedures. While most teeth have a normal morphology, we should recognize that variations do exist. Normal maxillary second premolars have one or two root canals. Maxillary second premolars are less likely to have three canals. To date, only a few cases of maxillary second premolars with three roots (and three canals) have been reported in the literature. This case presentation reports a 20-year-old female who had three root canals in a maxillary second premolar, which underwent endodontic treatment at a teaching hospital in Taiwan.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790213000378endodonticsmaxillary second premolarroot canal morphologythree-rooted maxillary premolar |
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Chia-Shuo Yeh Wen-Bing Wong Wayne Yu-Wei Kan Ming-Gene Tu Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar Journal of Dental Sciences endodontics maxillary second premolar root canal morphology three-rooted maxillary premolar |
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Chia-Shuo Yeh Wen-Bing Wong Wayne Yu-Wei Kan Ming-Gene Tu |
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Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar |
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Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar |
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Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar |
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Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar |
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Root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar |
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root canal treatment of a three-rooted maxillary second premolar |
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Journal of Dental Sciences |
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1991-7902 |
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Successful root canal treatment relies on correct access cavity preparation, sufficient cleaning, adequate shaping, and complete obturation. Prior to these, location of all existing canals in the tooth plays an important part in the initial treatment procedures. While most teeth have a normal morphology, we should recognize that variations do exist. Normal maxillary second premolars have one or two root canals. Maxillary second premolars are less likely to have three canals. To date, only a few cases of maxillary second premolars with three roots (and three canals) have been reported in the literature. This case presentation reports a 20-year-old female who had three root canals in a maxillary second premolar, which underwent endodontic treatment at a teaching hospital in Taiwan. |
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endodontics maxillary second premolar root canal morphology three-rooted maxillary premolar |
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