Non-surgical root canal treatment of dens invaginatus type 2 in a maxillary lateral incisor.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical management of an unusual dens invaginatus type 2.


CONCLUSIONS
A case of dens invaginatus in a maxillary lateral incisor with a periapical lesion is reported. The patient presented with pain and localized swelling. Despite the complex anatomy and diagnosis of dens invaginatus, non-surgical root canal treatment was performed successfully.


CONCLUSIONS
* Dens invaginatus may be presented in many forms, and the aetiology of this phenomenon is not fully understood. * Due to abnormal anatomical configuration, dens invaginatus presents technical difficulties in its clinical management. * Non-surgical root canal treatment can be performed successfully.
Tsurumachi
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Department of Endodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan. tsurumachi@dent.nihon-u.ac.jp
Hayashi
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Takeichi
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D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D002648:Child; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008437:Maxilla; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide