Unusal canal configuration in maxillary and mandibular second molars

Abstract

This clinical article describes three different case reports of maxillary and mandibular second molars with the unusual anatomy of single root with a single canal and their endodontic management. An unusual case of bilateralism is observed in the first two cases in the form of single-rooted second mandibular molars in both the quadrant of the same patient. The presence of maxillary second molar with single root and single canal in the third case is unusual.

Keywords

• Contralateral pairs
• second molar teeth
• single canal
• single root