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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun;22(2):149-152.
doi: 10.30476/DENTJODS.2020.84938.1109.

Surgical Treatment of a Dens Invagination Type (І) in a Maxillary Lateral Incisor with 6-Year Follow-Up

Fariborz Moazzami  1 , Sareh Shirzadi  1 , Mohammad Mehdi Shokouhi  1 , Yasamin Ghahramani  2
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Case Reports

Surgical Treatment of a Dens Invagination Type (І) in a Maxillary Lateral Incisor with 6-Year Follow-Up

Fariborz Moazzami et al. J Dent (Shiraz). 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Dens invagination is a developmental anomaly that requires specific treatment approaches. The invagination is enamel-lined in the crown of the tooth truly negligible, and usually there is no extension on the level of the external amelocemental junction. A well ending surgical root canal treatment of an invaginated tooth with a retrograde filling is presented in this case report. Periapical radiographic examination, after 3 months and 6 years of follow-up, showed periapical healing with osseous formation .

Keywords: Apicoectomy; Dens in Dente; Incisor.

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Figure 1
The protuberated cingulum in the palatal aspect of the left maxillary lateral incisor
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Figure 2
a: Periapical radiolucency around the apex of the laterla incisor (OPG), b: Periapical radiolucency around the apex of the laterla incisor (Occlusal), c: Obturation
Figure 3
Figure 3
a: Surgical retreatment, b: Follow-up image after 6 years; the periapical radiolucency has disappeared
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