title: Root canal treatment of a maxillary second premolar with two palatal roots: A case report.
abstract: Anatomical variations in root canal morphology are an enigma and it is this variability, which is often a complicating factor in a successful root canal treatment. To achieve success in endodontic therapy it is imperative that all the canals are located, cleaned and shaped and obturated three dimensionally. Maxillary first premolar having three separate roots has an incidence of 0.5-6%. Even rarer are reported clinical case reports of maxillary second premolar with three separate roots and three canals. This case report describes the endodontic management of maxillary second premolar with two palatal roots and one buccal root having three root canals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Gingu Koshy
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Anju Mary
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Aravindan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devadathan
keywords: Maxillary second premolar; root canal treatment; three canaled