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Mandibular molar with five root canals
Author(s) -
Barletta Fernando Branco,
Dotto Sidney Ricardo,
Reis Magda de Sousa,
Ferreira Ronise,
Travassos Rosana Maria Coelho
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
australian endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1747-4477
pISSN - 1329-1947
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2007.00089.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , mandibular molar , molar , root (linguistics) , medicine , orthodontics , endodontic therapy , mandibular first molar , root canal , philosophy , linguistics
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the importance of knowledge of the internal anatomy of root canals for the success of endodontic treatment. Lack of knowledge of anatomic variations and their characteristics in different teeth has been pointed out as one of the main causes of endodontic therapy failure. In this report, the authors describe the endodontic treatment of a mandibular first molar with five root canals, evaluate the rate of occurrence of this number of canals, and discuss the importance of their identification and treatment.