Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 128, Issue 7, 1009-1011
Copyright © 1997 by American Dental Association
Multirooted anomalies in the primary dentition of Native Americans
MP Winkler
and
R Ahmad
Indian Health Service, S.I.P.I. Dental Clinic, Albuquerque, N.M. 87193, USA.
The dental literature contains a small number of reports of primary multirooted anomalies and even fewer reports on the clinical significance of these findings. When conducting routine clinical examinations, the authors found multirooted anomalies in three Native American children. The anomalies included a primary bifurcated maxillary left canine, a primary three-rooted mandibular right first molar and bilateral primary three-rooted mandibular first and second molars. The clinical significance of these types of anomalies is discussed.