Open AccessMandibular left first premolar with two roots: A morphological oddity
Author(s) -
Nitin Kararia,
Ajay Chaudhary,
Vandana Kararia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.96840
Subject(s) - root canal , premolar , dentistry , medicine , pulp (tooth) , orthodontics , root (linguistics) , radiography , endodontic therapy , molar , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
Thorough knowledge of the root canal morphology, appropriate assessment of the pulp chamber floor, and critical interpretation of radiographs are a prerequisite for successful root canal therapy. The possibility of additional root/canal should be considered even in teeth with a low frequency of abnormal root canal anatomy. This article reports on a case of mandibular first premolar with two roots, which was successfully treated with root canal therapy.