Seeing the unseen: Endodontic management of middle mesial canal

• Author Details:   
• Simran Gupta
• Vanshish Sankhyan
• Shabnam Negi, ^*
• Tanvi Ohri

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Molars often have complex root structures with multiple canals, and if one or more of these canals is missed during treatment, bacteria can remain trapped, leading to infection and pain. One of the most frequent causes of root canal treatment failure is difficulty in finding extra canals, especially in molar teeth. This case series exemplifies the importance of radiographs and magnification techniques in the detection and effective endodontic therapy of a mid-mesial canal in the mandibular first molar tooth.

Keywords: Obturation, Anatomic variation, Mid mesial canal variation, Mandibular molars