الملخص الإنجليزي
Diagnosis and treatment planning are important for successful endodontic treatment. We report
a 24-year old male who presented to the Government Dental College in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, in 2015 with
pain in his right upper canine. A digital periapical radiograph indicated the presence of a supernumerary tooth
superimposing the root of the canine. However, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) confirmed that the
supernumerary tooth was an illusion and that the canine root had a sharp invagination involving the labial and
pulpal dentin surfaces, with evidence of periapical bone destruction. A blunt resection was performed at the level
of the invagination and the resected end was filled with a dentin substitute. At a one-year follow-up, the patient
was asymptomatic and the periapical region appeared to be healing well. This report highlights the importance of
CBCT in visualising abnormal canine morphology, thus allowing appropriate endodontic treatment.
