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Case 4


            Radiographs taken at different angles often provide new insight




            to the case






















                  (Fig 4A)                                       (Fig 4B)
                  The pre-op radiograph shows widened            The post-op radiograph shows densely
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                  PDL  at  the  root  apex  of  tooth  15        filled  accessory  canals  at  the  apical
                  towards the distal side.                       third of the root.





















                  (Fig 4C)                                       (Fig 4D)

                  6-months  post-op  –  A  radiograph            Enlarged  image  of  the  three  filled
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                  taken  at  a  different  angle  shows          accessory  canals  of  tooth  15,  each
                  accessory  canals  branching  from  the        accompanied by a sealer puff.
                  main  canal  at  the  apical  third  of  the

                  root (Apical Delta).
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