Dens invaginatus:aetiology, classification, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment considerations
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in International Endodontic Journal
- Vol. 30 (2), 79-90
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2591.1997.00065.x
Abstract
Dens invaginatus is a malformation of teeth probably resulting from an infolding of the dental papilla during tooth development. Affected teeth show a deep infolding of enamel and dentine starting from the foramen coecum or even the tip of the cusps and which may extend deep into the root. Teeth most affected are maxillary lateral incisors and bilateral occurrence is not uncommon. The malformation shows a broad spectrum of morphologic variations and frequently results in early pulp necrosis. Root canal therapy may present severe problems because of the complex anatomy of the teeth. Aetiology, prevalence, classification, and therapeutic considerations including root canal therapy, apical surgery and prevention of pulpal involvement are reviewed.This publication has 79 references indexed in Scilit:
- Severe dens invaginatus malformation: Report of two casesOral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 1996
- Multiple dens invaginatus in two brothersDental Traumatology, 1996
- A complex treatment of dens invaginatusDental Traumatology, 1995
- Dens invaginatus in first mandibular premolarDental Traumatology, 1994
- Dens invaginatus: a histological study of undemineralized materialDental Traumatology, 1993
- Dens invaginatus with an open apex: a case reportInternational Endodontic Journal, 1989
- Endodontic therapy for dens invaginatus in a maxillary second premolarOral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1987
- Dens invaginatusJournal of Dentistry, 1974
- Dens Invaginatus II. A Microradiographical, Histological and Micro X-Ray Diffraction StudyActa Odontologica Scandinavica, 1960
- Dens in DenteJournal of Dental Research, 1935