Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Endodontic management of maxillary molar with six root canals - a case report

Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics,Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Sirisha Gundam, Flat no-105, 3-6-290/B, Sai Tirumala Towers, Hyderguda, Hyderabad-500029, Phone No.- 9849205785, 9553511157, Email: drsirisha222@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 16 February, 2015.

Abstract

The aim of the present case report is to describe the unusual root canal anatomy of maxillary first molar with six canals, three in mesiobuccal root, two in distobuccal root and one in palatal root. This article highlights the importance of modifying the access opening and magnification in location of the additional canal orifices.

Keywords

Maxillary Molar, Mesiobuccal, Distobuccal, Dental Operating Microscope