title: Endodontic treatment of a multirooted permanent maxillary canine.
abstract: The purpose of this paper was to report an unusual case of multirooted permanent maxillary canine. A 16-year-old female patient presented with pain and swelling related to the upper right permanent canine. Radiographic examination revealed a multirooted permanent maxillary canine--an unusual finding. Endodontic treatment was performed after amputation of 2 extra roots, and then the tooth was intentionally reimplanted. The prevalence of birooted permanent mandibular canines in the Japanese population has been reported, but the prevalence of this 3-rooted maxillary canine is still unknown. This report also states the potential etiological factors, effects on the developing dentition, and various treatment options for the multirooted maxillary permanent canine.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Department of Pedodontics and Preventative Dentistry, Dayanand Anglo Vedic Centenary Dental College and Hospital, Yamuna-Nagar, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Virat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galhotra
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gugnani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012184:Retrograde Obturation; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014090:Tooth Replantation; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000601:surgery*; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000601:surgery