EC Dental Science

As a dentist knowledge of the anatomy of teeth is necessary for a successful treatment and to reduce post-operative issues, there are variations in every tooth but maxillary second molars commonly have more. They usually have four cusps, rhomboidal in shape with two buccal and one palatal root with three root canals. In this case report we are discussing a case where not just only roots are variants but crowns too by using cone beam computed tomography these variations are feasible to detect and report.

 Keywords: Accessory Root; CBCT; Maxillary Second Molar

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