An Overview of the Dens Invaginatus with Case Examples

From Volume 35, Issue 10, December 2008 | Pages 655-663

Authors

M Vaidyanathan

MSc, MPaedDent, RCS(Eng), BDS(Lond), BSc, MFDS RCS(Ed)

Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry, New Road, Whitechapel, E1 2AD

Articles by M Vaidyanathan

R Whatling

BDS, BSc, MFDS RCS(Eng), MClinDent, MPaedDent, FDS(PaedDent) RCS(Eng)

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, New Road, Whitechapel, E1 2AD

Articles by R Whatling

JM Fearne

BDS, FDS RCS(Eng), PhD

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Bart's and The London NHS Trust Dental Institute, New Road, Whitechapel, E1 2AD

Articles by JM Fearne

Abstract

Dens invaginatus is an uncommon dental anomaly in which there is a deepening of the cingulum with infolding of the enamel and dentine. The severity varies, from mild extension into the pulp cavity, to extreme forms in which the invagination extends through the root, resulting in a second opening at or near the apex, and complex morphology. The following cases report on the different management approaches to dens invaginatus and illustrate the difficulties encountered in managing such cases.

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