Open AccessMandibular second molar with 3 mesial canals and a radix paramolaris
Author(s) -
N Ragavendran,
Ganesh Bhat,
Mithra N Hegde
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.137461
Subject(s) - molar , mandibular first molar , mandibular second molar , dentistry , mandibular molar , mandibular third molar , orthodontics , root (linguistics) , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
Mandibular first molar commonly has two roots, the mesial and the distal root. Surprisingly in some mandibular first molar has an unusual extra third root in between mesial and distal root. This extra root is the most commonly seen in lingual side and is called as radix entomolaris. If this extra root is seen on the buccal side, it is termed as radix paramolaris (RP), which is a very rare phenomenon. Recently, various case report studies has shown the presence of third canal in the mesial and distal roots of mandibular molars. They are named as middle mesial and middle distal canal, respectively. Here, we present a case report of mandibular second molar showing three canals in the mesial root and a RP.