A New Anatomically Based Nomenclature for the Roots and Root Canals—Part 1: Maxillary Molars
Figure 3
(a) Picture of the access cavity of the maxillary first molar showing the locations of the seven canals contained within the three principle roots and named using the traditional nomenclature. MB: mesiobuccal, DB: distobuccal, DP: distopalatal, and MP: mesiopalatal. (b) Naming of the canals in (a) as per the proposed nomenclature; P-MB: palato-mesiobuccal, D-MB: disto-mesiobuccal, P-DB: palato-distobuccal. (Reprinted with permission from Kottoor et al. [7].)
