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Endodontic implications of anatomical variations and developmental anomalies in maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. 1994

J T Biggs, and C Sabala

Department of Endodontics, University of Oklahoma, College of Dentistry, USA.

Endodontic treatment of maxillary and mandibular anteriors does not generally offer strenuous challenges to the skilled practitioner. Most cases are relatively straightforward and can be treated without complication. Anatomical and developmental variations do exist in these teeth, however, which can add an enormous degree of technical complexity, and even doom endodontic treatment to failure. The prudent clinician must be aware of these variations, modify treatment procedures accordingly, and inform the patient of these possible causes of treatment failure.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007180	Incisor	Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820)	Incisors
D008334	Mandible	The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.	Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D003481	Cuspid	The third tooth to the left and to the right of the midline of either jaw, situated between the second INCISOR and the premolar teeth (BICUSPID). (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p817)	Canine Tooth,Canine Teeth,Cuspids,Teeth, Canine,Tooth, Canine
D003719	Dens in Dente	Anomaly of the tooth, found chiefly in upper lateral incisors. It is characterized by invagination of the enamel at the incisal edge.	Dens in Dentes,Dente, Dens in,Dentes, Dens in,in Dente, Dens,in Dentes, Dens
D005671	Fused Teeth	Two teeth united during development by the union of their tooth germs; the teeth may be joined by the enamel of their crowns, by their root dentin, or by both.	Double Tooth,Fused Mandibular Incisors,Incisors, Fused Mandibular,Teeth, Fused,Fused Mandibular Incisor,Incisor, Fused Mandibular,Mandibular Incisor, Fused,Mandibular Incisors, Fused,Tooth, Double
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012390	Root Canal Therapy	A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is available.	Therapy, Root Canal,Canal Therapies, Root,Canal Therapy, Root,Root Canal Therapies,Therapies, Root Canal