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<Articles JournalTitle="Frontiers in Dentistry">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Frontiers in Dentistry</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2676-296X</Issn>
      <Volume>16</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2019</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Endodontic Management of Various Canal Morphologies in Maxillary First Molars: A Series of Four Case Reports</title>
    <FirstPage>230</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>237</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Shaik</FirstName>
        <LastName>Izaz</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nagesh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Bolla</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Bhargavi</FirstName>
        <LastName>Dasari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Arka Prova</FirstName>
        <LastName>Bhattacharjee</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2017</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>18</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2019</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">The success of nonsurgical endodontic management depends on the complete elimination of infection that compromises the tooth function. Thorough knowledge about the root canal anatomy is one of the principal factors in achieving a successful outcome. The morphology of root canals is not always typical. Maxillary molars, known for varied morphology, require advanced imaging modalities such as cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). This case report describes a series of four maxillary molars with different forms, numbers, and configurations of root canals and with unusual morphology, including a case of a third mesiobuccal (MB3) canal, a case of a second mesiobuccal (MB2) canal with two palatal canals [mesiopalatal (MP) and distopalatal (DP)], a case of three mesiobuccal canals (MB1, MB2, MB3), three distobuccal (DB1, DB2, DB3) canals, and two palatal canals [mesiopalatal (MP) and distopalatal (DP)], and a case of taurodontism, where different access cavity modifications, diagnostic methods, and magnifications were considered.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/view/2058</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/download/2058/1762</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
