AN UNUSUAL CASE OF DENS IN DENTE WITH RAREFYING OSTEITIS

Dens invaginatus is a defect categorized by a prominent lingual cusp and centrally located fossa. It occurs due to early invagination of the enamel epithelium into dental papilla of the underlying tooth germ. The affected teeth show a deep invagination of enamel as well as dentin initiating from for...

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Published inInternational journal of clinical dentistry Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 543 - 549
Main Authors Rajasekaran, Subhathira, Sargod, Sharan S, Bhat, Sham S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.01.2021
Subjects
Abscesses
Cusps
Dentin
Enamel
Morphology
Pain
Sinuses
Teeth
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Summary:Dens invaginatus is a defect categorized by a prominent lingual cusp and centrally located fossa. It occurs due to early invagination of the enamel epithelium into dental papilla of the underlying tooth germ. The affected teeth show a deep invagination of enamel as well as dentin initiating from foramen caecum or tip of the cusps and may extend even into the root. The teeth that are most frequently involved teeth are the maxillary lateral incisors, there might also occur a bilateral involvement. In this anomaly there can be seen several morphologic variations and it may lead to early pulpal involvement from the caries progressing into the pulp from lingual pit. The treatment varies from a preventive restoration to endodontic therapy, depending on the severity of the case. The present case report refers to one such case having a deep lingual pit bilaterally in both the maxillary permanent lateral incisors.
ISSN:1939-5833
2374-0906