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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 45-47 |
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Maxillary first molar with five canals
Prem Anand1, Sekar Mahalaxmi2
1 Private Practitioner, 'Smile with Us' Dental Clinic, Coimbatore, India
2 Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Sekar Mahalaxmi
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SRM Dental College, Chennai - 600 089, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0976-433X.176477
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Maxillary first molar usually has three roots namely, mesiobuccal, distobuccal, and palatal. The incidence of four canals in maxillary first molar ranges from 50.4% to 95%, the fifth canal is 2.25%, and few authors have reported cases with six and seven canals too. With this varying number of canals and canal configurations, endodontic treatment of the maxillary first molars is always a challenge. This clinical article describes a case report of a maxillary first molar with the unusual anatomy of five root canals and its endodontic management. |
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