Endodontics

Interesting features about his routine root canal was that a large lateral canal was cleaned and filled. The way this canal was filled was by warm vertical compaction of gutta percha filling and AH+ sealer. The tooth was then restored with composite filling material.

This case was interesting because the maxillary first premolar usually has 2 canals 90% of the times, 1 canal 7% of the times and 3 canals 3% of the times. It seems to be more prevalent in patients of African ancestry but can occur in patients of all ethnic backgrounds. The shapes of the tooth…

Routine root canal procedure with the usual 4 canals were located, cleaned, shaped, disinfected and sealed with sealer and root canal filling material. The mesial root in the upper first molar has an MB2 canal 90% of the time. These canals are very small and sometimes difficult to locate. A surgical operating microscope is used…