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Fifty-year follow-up of dens invaginatus treated by nonsurgical and surgical endodontic treatments: a case report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This case report presents a lateral maxillary incisor with dens invaginatus (DI) type IIIb that was treated both nonsurgically and surgically over 50 years. Treatment of teeth with DI can be challenging. Suggested options may include nonsurgical root canal treatment, endodontic surgery, or extraction. In this case report, a 13-year-old patient with a lateral maxillary incisor with DI type IIIb was treated by nonsurgical root canal treatment, modern endodontic surgery, and reoperation over the course of 50 years. There was complete healing at the last follow-up, 11 years after the reoperation. Correct diagnosis and proper treatment using modern endodontic techniques can enable teeth with DI to survive throughout the life span of the patient.

Source: Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics

DOI: 10.5395/rde.2026.51.e1

Authors: Qais Arow, Eyal Rosen, Galit Sela, Shlomo Elbahary, Igor Tsesis

Institutions: Tel Aviv University, University of Illinois Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments

Subfield: Oral Surgery

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4417488246

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