Clinical Study
A New Anatomically Based Nomenclature for the Roots and Root Canals—Part 1: Maxillary Molars
Table 1
Variations of roots and the canal anatomy of maxillary molars, as reported by various authors, with the numerous terms that have been used to name these aberrancies.
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MB: mesiobuccal, DB: distobuccal, P: Palatal, MP: mesiopalatal, DP: distopalatal, M: mesial, D: distal, SMB: second mesiobuccal, MBP: mesiobuccopalatal, SDB: second distobuccal, DBP: distobuccopalatal. |