title: Dens invaginatus in primary maxillary molar: a rare case report and review of literature.
abstract: Dens invaginatus is a rare developmental anomaly. It is unusual to find this anomaly in primary dentition. Diagnosis of this dens invaginatus is important due to possible pulpal involvement. Not only that, simultaneous presence of other dental anomaly may require long-term treatment planning. Dens invaginatus can be detected clinically in the tooth presenting unusual crown morphology or radiographically as radiopacity within tooth. This article describes one of the first case reports of dens invaginatus in primary maxillary second molar in a 5-year-old female patient. How to cite this article: Bansal AV, Bansal A, Kulkarni VK, Dhar RS. Dens Invaginatus in Primary Maxillary Molar: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2012;5(2):139-141.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People's Dental Academy, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal-462010, Madhya Pradesh, India, e-mail: varpana@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Arpana V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Periodontics, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Abhinav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vinaya Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Gurunanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Reema Sharma
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dhar
keywords: Anomaly; Dens invaginatus; Diagnosis; Primary molar