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Endodontic treatment of a continuous C-shaped maxillary first molar with independent four canals identified by using cone-beam computed tomography

  • Ahn, Hye-ra (Wonkwang University Daejeon Dental Hospital, Department of Conservative Dentistry)
  • Received : 2015.10.27
  • Accepted : 2015.12.14
  • Published : 2016.02.01
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Abstract

본 연구의 목적은 특이한 C형 치근과 근관을 가지고 있는 상악 제 1대구치의 근관치료 증례를 콘빔단층촬영을 사용하여 진단 및 치료하였음을 보고하는 것이다. 본 증례에서는 특이적인 해부학적 근관 형태가 콘빔단층촬영을 사용하여 확인되었으며 비외과적 근관치료가 시행되었다. 촬영한 영상에서 모든 치근이 C 형태로 융합되어 있으며 독립적인 4개의 근관을 포함하고 있음이 관찰되었다. C형 근관계의 복잡성을 고려할 때 콘빔단층촬영이 적절한 근관계의 확인과 의원성 손상을 예방하기 위해 유용한 보조적 방법인 것으로 보여진다.

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