Root canal treatment of a supernumerary tooth fused with a mandibular premolar: a case report

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Aydın H., Er K., Kuştarcı A., Tuncay Ö.

Clinical Dentistry and Research, cilt.41, sa.1, ss.43-48, 2017 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical Dentistry and Research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.43-48
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Fusion is an anomaly concerning the hard tissues of teeth, and results in a distorted, amorphous shape in the involved tooth. Supernumerary tooth is an additional one to the normal series of teeth. In this case report, root canal treatment of a supernumerary tooth fused to mandibular right permanent premolar was successfully reported. As a result of a detailed clinical and radiographic examination, the tooth responsible for pathology was diagnosed as supernumerary one and root canal treatment was performed only for this part. Teeth were observed to be clinically and radiographically healthy in 3 and 12 month recalls of the patient. The patient had no complaints. It was observed that vitality of mandibular right permanent premolar was continued in thermal and electrical pulp tests.