title: Endodontic management of a mandibular second premolar with four roots and four root canals with the aid of spiral computed tomography: a case report.
abstract: Aberrations in the root canal anatomy are a commonly occurring phenomenon. A thorough knowledge of the basic root canal anatomy and its variations is necessary for successful completion of the endodontic treatment. Mandibular second premolars usually have a single root and a single root canal. The incidence of three separate roots itself in this tooth is quite rare, and the presence of four separate roots and four distinct root canals has never been reported in literature so far. The use of spiral computed tomography scan in this rare case greatly contributed towards making a confirmatory diagnosis and successful nonsurgical endodontic management thereafter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India. lizagurmeet2002@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Gurmeet Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.forename: Suma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ballal
authors.forename: Velayutham
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gopikrishna
authors.forename: Deivanayagam
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kandaswamy
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019233:Retreatment / Q000379:methods; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014098:Toothache / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology