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Endodontic treatment of a mandibular first molar with three mesial canals and broken instrument removal
Author(s) -
Faramarzi Farhad,
Fakri Hamidreza,
Javaheri Homan H
Publication year - 2010
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.1747-4477.2009.00162.x
Subject(s) - coronal plane , dentistry , mandibular molar , root canal , molar , medicine , orthodontics , mandibular first molar , endodontics , anatomy
To succeed in any dental procedure, the clinician's awareness of the patient's dental anatomy and its variations is crucial. In endodontic therapy, obtaining full information about the root canals' variations can affect the outcome substantially. This case report presents the endodontic treatment of a mandibular first molar exhibiting three mesial root canals with 4 mm of a separated K‐file in the coronal third of the mesiolingual canal on an 18‐year‐old female patient. This case demonstrates the importance of locating additional canals in any roots undergoing endodontic treatment and how the clinician's awareness of aberrant internal anatomy may change the treatment results.