Open AccessTriple dens invaginatus in a single tooth: Rarest of rare case report
Author(s) -
Amandeep Chhina,
Kamalpreet Chhina,
Nitin Kaushal,
Ira Walia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.207801
Subject(s) - dens invaginatus , dentistry , medicine , maxillary lateral incisor , premolar , orthodontics , maxillary central incisor , molar , root canal
Dens invaginatus is a rare malformation affecting the teeth. The teeth that are most commonly affected are the permanent maxillary lateral incisors. The mandibular posterior teeth are rarely affected by dens invaginatus. In most of the cases, a single dens invaginatus is seen affecting the tooth. Cases of double dens invaginatus affecting a single tooth are rare, and those of triple dens invaginatus in a single tooth are even rarer. Here, we present a case of a 14-year-old where three dens invaginatus were seen in the mandibular second premolar. This is the fourth case of three dens invaginatus in a single tooth as only three have been reported previously.