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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 25;9(8):e04496.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4496. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Endodontic management of a rare case of the geminated maxillary second molar tooth using CBCT

Masoumeh Ramezani  1 , Shima Asgari  2 , Mamak Adel  1
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Case Reports

Endodontic management of a rare case of the geminated maxillary second molar tooth using CBCT

Masoumeh Ramezani et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

This report illustrates a rare case of a geminated maxillary right second molar tooth using CBCT in a 23-year-old man with severe pain. Nonsurgical endodontic treatment was performed, which gave rise to an asymptomatic tooth at the 12-month follow-up.

Keywords: CBCT; fusion; gemination; maxillary second molar.

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Figures

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Examples of (A) gemination; (B) fusion
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Intraoral photograph of the tooth
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Preoperative radiograph of the right maxillary second molar
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Sagittal view showing an extra cusp attached to the buccal surface of the tooth
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Cone‐beam computed tomography axial slices showing that MB canals are joined in the (A) coronal third; (B) both reach the DB canal in the middle third
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Radiograph to determine the working length
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Post‐obturation radiograph
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(A) Radiographs at the 3‐month follow‐up; (B) Intraoral photograph
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(A) Radiographs at 6 months; (B) at 12 months
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