title: [Maxillary second molar with curved single root and single canal: a case report].
abstract: Incidence rate of single root canal in maxillary second molar is very low. The emergence of curved single root canal in maxillary second molar with single root is especially rare. A case of curved single root canal in maxillary second molar with single root was successfully treated and reported in this article. This report also highlighted the role of cone beam computed tomography as an objective method to confirm the three-dimensional anatomy of teeth.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: Ding-ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D008963:Molar; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014092:Tooth Root