title: The complex radicular groove: interdisciplinary management with mineral trioxide aggregate and bone substitute.
abstract: This article is a case report of the successful interdisciplinary management of a maxillary lateral incisor with a deep palatogingival groove. The tooth presented with severe periodontal destruction owing to the deep extension of the groove up to the root apex. The groove was meticulously diagnosed and treated by endodontic and subsequent periodontal surgery leading to complete resolution of the pathological process.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturerm, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh India, Phone: 8331996080, e-mail: narmatha910@gmail.com.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Narmatha
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sheetal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, College of Dental Sciences Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Praveen Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000628:therapy; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000379:methods; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000002:abnormalities*
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate
keywords: Bali PK. The Complex Radicular Groove: Interdisciplinary Management with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Bone Substitute. J Contemp Dent Pract 2014;15(6):792-796. Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None.; Interdisciplinary management; Maxillary lateral incisor; Mineral trioxide aggregate; Palatogingival groove; Radicular groove. How to cite this article: Narmatha VJ; Shetty S; Thakur S