title: Successful endodontic management of hypo, meso and hypertaurodontism: Two case reports.
abstract: Taurodontism is a morphoanatomical developmental anomaly rarely seen in teeth. Permanent mandibular molars are most commonly affected. Endodontic treatment of a taurodont tooth is challenging and requires special handling because of proximity and apical displacement of roots. This paper presents a successful endodontic therapy of all three types of taurodonism with two case reports - the first case with mesotaurodontism of mandibular left first molar and hypotaurodontism of mandibular left second molar and the second case with hyper taurodontism of mandibular left second molar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Rajeev
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ambalavanan
authors.forename: Krishnamurthy H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kidiyoor