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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2009; 03(01): 67-70
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1697408
Original Article
Dental Investigation Society

Double Dens Invaginatus: Report of Three Cases

A. Zeynep Zengin
a   Research Assistant, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, Turkey
,
A. Pinar Sumer
b   Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, Turkey
,
Peruze Celenk
c   Professor, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, Turkey
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Publication Date:
27 September 2019 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Dens invaginatus results from an infolding of the outer surface of a tooth. The clinical importance of dens invaginatus results from the risk of pulpal disease. So, all clinicians should be aware of this anomaly. The presence of double dens invaginatus is extremely rare. This article presents three cases of double dens invaginatus in permanent maxillary lateral incisors, one with preventive restoration on its palatal surface. They were classified as double dens invaginatus because of two enamel lined invaginations presented in the crowns of these teeth. (Eur J Dent 2009;3:67-70)

Key words:

Double dens invaginatus - Dens in dente - Abnormalities in teeth
 

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