The Mandibular First Molar with Three Canals in the Mesial Root- A Case Report
Published: March 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.2835
Mohanavelu Deepalakshmi, Ramachandran Anupama, Hidayathulla Sulthan Ibrahim raja khan, Kumarappan Senthil kumar
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative
Dentistry & Endodontics,
2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative
Dentistry & Endodontics,
3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative
Dentistry & Endodontics,
4. Professor and Head, Department of Conservative
Dentistry & Endodontics,
Chettinad Health City and Research Institute.
Correspondence
Dr. Mohanavelu Deepalakshmi,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative
Dentistry & Endodontics,
Chettinad Health City & Research Institute,
Old Mahabalipuram Road, Kelambakkam,
Chennai, India.
Phone: 00 91-44 27475123
Fax: 0091-44 27475959
Mobile: 0091-9840195698
E-mail: drdeepalakshmi@yahoo.co.in
The dynamic concept of the root canal system, which describes a variable morphology of the multiple root canals which are inter-connected by anastomoses, has been established as the prevailing state in the mandibular molars. The aim of this case report was to describe the unusual root canal anatomy that was detected in the mandibular first molar during the routine endodontic treatment. The clinical and the radiographic examinations allowed the detection of the middle mesial root canal between the mesiobuccal and the mesiolingual root canals. This report highlights the importance of such examinations and the need to find and treat the additional canals, to achieve a successful endodontic treatment.
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