title: A maxillary lateral incisor with four root canals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the successful non-surgical endodontic management of a permanent maxillary lateral incisor tooth with four root canals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Aberrant morphology of root canals can occur in any tooth, including maxillary lateral incisors. In the presented case, clinical examination and radiographs clearly depicted the presence of four root canals in a right maxillary lateral incisor. The differential diagnosis included fusion, gemination, dens invaginatus or a combination of these. The report emphasises the need for attention during root canal treatment of maxillary lateral incisors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  • Clinicians should be aware of the variable root canal anatomy in maxillary lateral incisor teeth. • Careful examination of radiographs and the internal anatomy of teeth are essential prerequisites for successful root canal treatment. • Four root canals in maxillary lateral incisors is a possibility.
authors: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kerala, India. drkottooran@gmail.com
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Kottoor
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Murugesan
authors: D V
authors: DV
authors: Albuquerque
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000379:methods; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; D006171:Gutta-Percha