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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;5(3):152-6.
doi: 10.4103/0975-962X.140837.

Endodontic management of maxillary first molar with seven root canals diagnosed using Cone Beam Computed Tomography scanning

Srinidhi Surya Raghavendra  1 , Ajit Narayan Hindlekar  1 , Niranjan Nanasaheb Desai  1 , Nishant Kishor Vyavahare  1 , Bandu Devrao Napte  1
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Endodontic management of maxillary first molar with seven root canals diagnosed using Cone Beam Computed Tomography scanning

Srinidhi Surya Raghavendra et al. Indian J Dent. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

The main objective of root canal treatment is thorough cleaning and shaping of the entire pulp space and its complete filling with an inert filling material. A major cause of post-treatment disease is the inability to locate, debride or adequately fill all canals of the root canal system. The form, configuration, and number of root canals in the maxillary first molars have been discussed for more than half a century. Maxillary first molars commonly present with three roots and three canals, with a second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) also present. With the advent of improved magnification there are reports of multiple root canals in the maxillary first molars. Nonsurgical endodontic therapy of a left maxillary first molar with three roots and seven root canals was successfully performed under a dental operating microscope. The diagnosis of multiple root canals was confirmed with the help of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images.

Keywords: Aberrant canal anatomy; cone beam computed tomography; dental operating microscope; maxillary first molar.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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(a) Access opening (b) access opening
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(a) Coronal section (b) coronal section
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(a) Apical section (b) apical section
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(a) Working length (b) working length – MB root
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(a) Obturation (b) Clinical view of the pulp chamber post obturation
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