title: Endodontic management of a four rooted retained primary maxillary second molar.
abstract: The presence of accessory roots is rare in the primary dentition. Complete knowledge and understanding of tooth anatomy is essential to carry out high quality dental treatment with excellent outcome. In addition, the persistent primary tooth and its missing permanent successor in the dental arch pose several hurdles in front of the clinician due to doubtful survival of primary tooth. In this paper, highlights the root canal treatment of a rarest four rooted retained primary maxillary second molar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, K M Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chhabra
keywords: Anatomic variations; primary teeth; root canal morphology; root canal therapy