RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/jcpd.33.2.d2k2368275n06682
T1  - Type 2 Dens Invaginatus in a Maxillary Lateral Incisor: A Case Report of a Conventional Endodontic Treatment
A1  - C M Aguiar
A1  - J P M G Ferreira
A1  - A C Câmara
A1  - J A P de Figueiredo
K1  - calcium hydroxide
K1  - dens invaginatus
K1  - root canal treatment
YR  - 2008
SP  - 103
AB  - <p>Dens invaginatus is a rare malformation of the teeth resulting from the invagination of the tooth crown before biological mineralization occurs. In most cases, the thin or incomplete enamel lining of the invagination cannot prevent the entry of bacteria into the pulp, which leads to pulp necrosis with an eventual periapical inflammatory response. The treatment options include preventive sealing or filling of the invagination,root canal treatment, endodontic apical surgery and extraction. The root canal treatment of such teeth is often complicated because of their anatomical complexity. This case describes a successful non-surgical endodontic treatment of a maxillary lateral incisor with type 2 dens invaginatus with a large periradicular lesion. At follow-up examinations after 6 and 12-months, the tooth was asymptomatic and the healed lesion was evident radiographically.</p>