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Mithun Ravindranath1, Prasanna Neelakantan, C V Subba Rao
1Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Although the dental literature has indicated that 100% of maxillary lateral incisors have a single canal anatomy, it is possible for these teeth to have extra canals. These extra canals must be identified and debrided to prevent endodontic failure. This report presents an uncommon case involving a maxillary lateral incisor with two roots. Even when the frequency of radicular anatomy abnormality is extremely low, dentists must consider the possibility that a tooth has extra root canals or even extra roots.
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