Root canal morphology of deciduous tooth / 华西口腔医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To find out the morphological regularity of root canal in the primary tooth.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Through transparent specimen of a set of deciduous teeth, the shape of root canal was observed under stereomicroscope.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the deciduous anterior teeth, 92% were single canal except for one single-double mixed canal. Maxillary deci-duous molar had 3 canals and mandibular deciduous molar had 4 canals, lateral canal and anastomosis between the root canals were popular in deciduous molar.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Deciduous root canal morphology is simple in anterior teeth and comparatively complex in molar.</p>