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Unusual variant of type 3 dens invaginatus in a maxillary lateral: A rare case report [Turk Endod J]
Turk Endod J. 2020; 5(1): 15-19 | DOI: 10.14744/TEJ.2020.70288  

Unusual variant of type 3 dens invaginatus in a maxillary lateral: A rare case report

Neslihan Y?lmaz Ç?rakoglu1, Ersan Çiçek2
1Department of Endodontics, Karabük University Faculty of Dentistry, Karabük, Turkey
2Private Dentist, Samsun, Turkey

Dens invaginatus is a developmental anomaly resulting from epithelial invagination into the dental papilla. The etiology of the dens invaginatus malformation remains undefined. The most commonly affected tooth is the maxillary lateral incisor followed by the maxillary central incisor. Endodontic treatment of teeth with dens invaginatus can be highly complicated due to anatomical challenges. Treatment options include nonsurgical treatment of the main canal and invagination, endodontic surgery, a combination of these techniques, intentional replantation and extraction. This case report presents the successful nonsurgical endodontic treatment of a maxillary right lateral diagnosed with an interesting type III dens invaginatus and communicated extensive periapical lesion. The results obtained after five years of clinical and radiographic follow-up demonstrated that conventional endodontic treatment is a clinically viable alternative in cases of type III dens invaginatus.

Keywords: Cone beam computed tomography, dens invaginatus; immature apex; nonsurgical endodontic treatment.


Üst Lateral Di?te Görülen Al???lmad?k Tip III Dens ?nvajinatus: Nadir Bir Vaka Raporu

Neslihan Y?lmaz Ç?rakoglu1, Ersan Çiçek2
1Karabük Üniversitesi Di? Hekimli?i Fakültesi, Endodonti Ana Bilim Dal?, Karabük
2Özel Di? Hekimi, Samsun

Dens invajinatus, dental papillaya epitelyal invajinasyondan kaynaklanan geli?imsel bir anomalidir. Dens invajinatus malformasyonunun etyolojisi kesin olarak tan?mlanamam??t?r. En s?k etkilenen di? üst lateral kesici ve ard?ndan üst santral kesici di?tir. Dens invajinatuslu di?lerin endodontik tedavisi anatomik zorluklar nedeniyle oldukça karma??k olabilir. Tedavi seçenekleri aras?nda ana kanal?n ve invajinasyonun cerrahisiz endodontik tedavisi, endodontik cerrahi ve bu tekniklerin kombinasyonu, kas?tl? replantasyon ve çekim bulunmaktad?r. Bu olgu sunumu geni? periapikal lezyonlu ve ilginç bir tip III dens invajinatus tan?s? konulan üst sa? lateral di?in ba?ar?l? cerrahisiz endodontik tedavisini bildirmektedir. 5 y?ll?k klinik ve radyografik takip sonras?nda elde edilen sonuçlar; geleneksel endodontik tedavinin tip III dens invajinatus vakalar?nda klinik olarak uygun bir seçenek oldu?unu göstermi?tir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: cerrahisiz endodontik tedavi, dens invajinatus, konik ???nl? bilgisayarl? tomografi, olgunla?mam?? apeks


Neslihan Y?lmaz Ç?rakoglu, Ersan Çiçek. Unusual variant of type 3 dens invaginatus in a maxillary lateral: A rare case report. Turk Endod J. 2020; 5(1): 15-19

Corresponding Author: Neslihan Y?lmaz Ç?rakoglu, Türkiye


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