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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 22  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 234-235

Three-rooted mandibular third molar in a Nigerian adult


Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, OAUTH, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Date of Submission25-Jul-2018
Date of Acceptance11-Sep-2018
Date of Web Publication29-Nov-2019

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Aliu Adamson Rufai
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, OAUTH, Ile-Ife, Osun State
Nigeria
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/smj.smj_44_18

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Rufai AA, Famurewa BA, Aregbesola SB. Three-rooted mandibular third molar in a Nigerian adult. Sahel Med J 2019;22:234-5

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Rufai AA, Famurewa BA, Aregbesola SB. Three-rooted mandibular third molar in a Nigerian adult. Sahel Med J [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28];22:234-5. Available from: https://www.smjonline.org/text.asp?2019/22/4/234/272142



Sir,

Two-rooted mandibular third molar is the norm in clinical dentistry. However, studies have reported rare occurrences of three-rooted mandibular third molars.[1],[2]

We report a case of a 34-year-old Nigerian female with a three-rooted right mandibular third molar. She was planned for extraction of the tooth on account of acute irreversible pulpitis secondary to dental caries. Periapical radiograph [Figure 1] showed three roots with the third located between the mesial and distal roots at the furcation.
Figure 1: Periapical radiograph

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The tooth was extracted through an intra-alveolar approach. Postexodontia evaluation of the tooth revealed the additional root at the buccal aspect of its cervical margin [Figure 2]. Based on the findings from radiograph and morphology of the extracted tooth, we are certain that the tooth has three roots, namely mesial, distal, and buccal roots.
Figure 2: Postexodontia picture

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Incidences of mandibular third molars with three roots in patients of Mongolian, Caucasian, and Negro origin are 0.9%, 0.8%, and 2.8%, respectively.[3] To the best of our knowledge, we are not aware of any report from Nigeria on the mandibular third molars with three roots.

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1.
Loh HS. Incidence and features of three-rooted permanent mandibular molars. Aust Dent J 1990;35:434-7.  Back to cited text no. 1
    
2.
Schneider T, Filo K, Kruse AL, Locher M, Grätz KW, Lübbers HT. Variations in the anatomical positioning of impacted mandibular wisdom teeth and their practical implications. Swiss Dent J 2014;124:520-38.  Back to cited text no. 2
    
3.
Ferraz JA, Pécora JD. Three-rooted mandibular molars in patients of Mongolian, Caucasian and Negro origin. Braz Dent J 1993;3:113-7.  Back to cited text no. 3
    


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