A mandibular second premolar with three canals and atypical orifices.
Mandibular second premolars with three canals (Type V, Vertucci) and separate foramina are very rare. The anatomy of the pulp chamber floor in these premolars usually reveals one lingual and two buccal orifices at the same level. This case report describes a second premolar with three canals and an unusual pulpal floor anatomy with one distobuccal and one distolingual orifice at the same level and an orifice on the mesiolingual wall. Very careful examination of the pulpal space, preferably with an optical device, is recommended to locate any unusual orifices.
Lotfi
Mehrdad
M
Department of Endodontics, Dental School and Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University (Medical Sciences), Tabriz, Iran.
Vosoughhosseini
Sepideh
S
Zand
Vahid
V
Fatemi
Ali
A
Shyezadeh
Vahab
V
Ranjkesh
Bahram
B
D001641:Bicuspid / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D055815:Young Adult