Conventional Treatment of Maxillary Incisor Type III Dens Invaginatus with Periapical Lesion: A Case Report. (10th October 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Borges, Álvaro Henrique; Semenoff Segundo, Alex; Nadalin, Michele Regina; Pedro, Fábio Luís Miranda; da Cruz Filho, Antônio Miranda; Sousa-Neto, Manoel Damião
• Other Names: Widmalm S. E. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: ISRN dentistry. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2010-10-10
• Subjects: Dentistry -- Periodicals; 617.6
• DOI: 10.5402/2011/257609
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-4371

Abstract

Abstract : Dens invaginatus is a developmental dental anomaly clinically characterized by a palatine furrow that can be limited to the coronal pulp or may extend to the radicular apex. The purpose of this paper was to present a clinical case of type III dens invaginatus, identified on the maxillary right central incisor in anterior periapical radiographs, in which the tooth was submitted to conventional endodontic treatment. The results obtained after five years of clinical and radiographic followup demonstrated that conventional endodontic treatment is a clinically viable alternative in cases of type III dens invaginatus.