Volume 36, Issue 1 pp. 32-34

Mandibular first premolar with two roots and three canals

Saravanan Poorni bds

Saravanan Poorni bds

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

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Chellasamy Savarimala Karumaran mds

Chellasamy Savarimala Karumaran mds

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

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Rajamani Indira mds

Rajamani Indira mds

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

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First published: 26 March 2010
Citations: 10
Dr Saavanan Poorni, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, 2/102, East Coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai – 600 119, India. Email: [email protected]

Abstract

This case report presents a relatively uncommon clinical case of a mandibular premolar with two roots and three canals. The possibility of additional root canals should be considered even in teeth with a low frequency of abnormal root canal anatomy. Sound knowledge of root canal anatomy, appropriate assessment of the pulp chamber floor, critical interpretation of radiographs and high-magnification examinations are highly desirable to achieve the best possible outcome in complicated root canal therapy.

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