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(a) Preoperative radiography showed that the tooth had two roots and no periapical radiolucency. (b) CBCT image revealed the absence of palatal root and two roots with two canals each.
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CBCT image demonstrated that the maxillary second molar tooth has two roots which were located mesially and distally, and each root has two canals (Figure 1).
(a) Postoperative periapical radiograph taken immediately after completion of the root canal treatment. (b) The location of four root canal orifices after root canal filling.
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AH Plus (Dentsply De Trey GmbH, Konstanz, Germany) resin sealer, using the cold lateral compaction technique and a final periapical radiograph was taken to confirm the filling of the root canals (Figure 2). After one year, the clinical and radiographic followup revealed that the patient was asymptomatic and the periapical tissues and restored tooth were healthy (Figure 3).
A 1-year follow-up periapical radiograph.
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AH Plus (Dentsply De Trey GmbH, Konstanz, Germany) resin sealer, using the cold lateral compaction technique and a final periapical radiograph was taken to confirm the filling of the root canals (Figure 2). After one year, the clinical and radiographic followup revealed that the patient was asymptomatic and the periapical tissues and restored tooth were healthy (Figure 3).