Endodontic and Esthetic Management of a Dilacerated Maxillary Central Incisor Having Two Root Canals Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography as a Diagnostic Aid

Abstract EN

Traumatic injuries to the primary dentition are quite common.

When primary teeth are subjected to trauma, force transmission and/or invasion of the underlying tooth germs lying in close proximity can result in a variety of disturbances in the permanent successors.

Few of these disturbances include hypoplasia, dilaceration, or alteration in the eruption sequence and pattern.

Dilaceration is defined as an angulation or sharp bend or curve in the linear relationship of the crown of a tooth to its root.

A rare case of maxillary left central incisor having crown dilaceration and Vertucci’s type II canal configuration with symptomatic periapical periodontitis is reported.

Cone beam computed tomography was used for better understanding of the anomaly and complicated root canal morphology.

The tooth was successfully managed by nonsurgical root canal therapy and restoration with resin composite to restore esthetics.