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International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2015, 3(2), 43-44
DOI: 10.12691/ijdsr-3-2-5
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Taurodontism of First Deciduous Molars: Report of A Case and Literature Review

AMIT R KANKARIYA1, , ALOK R PATEL1, AMIT B CHAVAN1 and KRISHNA PATIL1

1Department of Pedodontics. Bharti Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Pune. Maharashtra. India

Pub. Date: March 15, 2015
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AMIT R KANKARIYA, ALOK R PATEL, AMIT B CHAVAN and KRISHNA PATIL. Taurodontism of First Deciduous Molars: Report of A Case and Literature Review. International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2015; 3(2):43-44. doi: 10.12691/ijdsr-3-2-5

Abstract

Taurodontism is a developmental disturbance of teeth which has a rare occurrence in deciduous dentition and very few cases have been reported in literature. This paper describes a case of bilateral taurodontic tooth of deciduous first molar of a 7 year old female patient and also discusses the various treatment plans that can be carried out in case of such teeth.

Keywords:
Taurodontism deciduous first molar

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