ENDODONTIC TREATMENT OF A MANDIBULAR FIRST MOLAR TOOTH WITH RADIX ENTOMOLARIS: A CASE REPORT

Yilmaz B., ERSEV H.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, cilt.42, sa.1-2, ss.19-23, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1-2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-23
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Radix entomolaris, root canal therapy
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A supernumerary root located distolingually in mandibular molar teeth is called radix entomolaris. The aim of this case report is to inform clinicians of epidemiological and anatomical characteristics of the radix entomolaris, and to discuss the clinical consequence of its in root canal therapy.