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Fig 30D Fig 30E
Under high magnification, crack lines The old amalgam restoration was removed
and the pulp chamber accessed.
can be seen on the mesio-, disto-, and
Microscopic examination from various
bucco-occlusal surfaces.
angles show cracks that were shallow and

did not extend into the chamber.

Fig 30F
The old obturation material was found to be
loosely filled in the lingual canal, and the buccal
canal was untreated.

Fig 30G
After patency was obtained in the buccal canal
using a small file, pus can be seen draining

through the canal.

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