title: Successful removal of a 16 mm long pulp stone using ultrasonic tips from maxillary left first molar and its endodontic management.
abstract: To present a case report describing successful removal of a 16 mm long pulp stone in a single mass from a maxillary left first molar and its endodontic management. In the presented case, the conventional approach of dissecting the pulp stone was not considered, as radiographically the calcification was extending up to the apex of the palatal root canal and the separation of the coronal and radicular pulp stone would have risked the obliteration of its orifice. A new set of ultrasonic endodontic tips were used for the removal of significantly large pulp stone in single mass.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry and Post Graduate Institute Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Departments of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry and Post Graduate Institute Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pallav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patni
authors.affiliation: Departments of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry and Post Graduate Institute Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Hemalatha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiremath
authors.affiliation: Departments of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry and Post Graduate Institute Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Neeta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jain
keywords: Calcification; maxillary first molar; root canal treatment; ultrasonics