Combined Endodontic Therapy and Surgery in the Treatment of Dens Invaginatus Type 3: Case Report


Combined Endodontic Therapy and Surgery in the Treatment of Dens Invaginatus Type 3: Case Report FULL TEXT • Ulisses Xavier da Silva Neto, DDS, PhD • • Vinício Hidemitsu Goto Hirai, DDS, MSc • • Vula Papalexiou, DDS, MSc • • Silvana Beltrami Gonçalves, DDS, MSc • • Vânia Portela Ditzel Westphalen, DDS, PhD • • Clovis Monteiro Bramante, DDS, PhD • • Wilson Denis Martins, DDS, PhD, OMFS • A b s t r a c t An accurate understanding of the morphology of the root canal system is a prerequisite for successful root canal treatment. Invaginated teeth have a complex root canal configuration that cannot be instrumented effectively and should be treated by both endodontic therapy and surgery. A case of dens invaginatus Type 3 in a maxillary lateral incisor with a periapical lesion and its successful treatment by these combined methods is reported. MeSH Key Words: dens in dente/therapy; dental pulp cavity/abnormalities; incisor/abnormalities; root canal therapy/methods Reply to this article \| View replies [0]

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