title: Root canal treatment of a hypertaurodont mandibular second molar: a case report.
abstract: Taurodontism is a morphologic feature of generally multi-rooted teeth with large pulp chambers and shortened roots. A case of endodontic treatment in a 24-year-old male with the chief complaint of swelling and pain in the right mandibular region is described. Periapical lesion was present in the radiographic examination of hypertaurodont second mandibular molar.Four root canals were detected with an endodontic microscope. The canals were prepared and obturated with lateral condensation technique in the second appointment. The patient was asymptomatic in the 18-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor,Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, GhazvinUniversity of Medical Science, Ghazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Davood
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jamshidi
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adl
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Fereshte
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sobhnamayan
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ardebil University of Medical Science, Ardebil, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolurian
keywords: Pulp chamber; root canal; taurodontism