Maryam Talebi
1, Iman Parisay
2*, Fatemeh Khorakian
3, Mohammad Bagherian
41 Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Shahid Sadooghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3 Post-graduate Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4 Dentist, Private Practice, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
This report presents a rare case of bi-rooted primary maxillary canines. A 6-year-old girl presented at the Department of
Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, with the chief complaint of pain in
the lower right quadrant of her dentition. Radiographic examination revealed bifurcation of primary maxillary canine roots.
This report discusses the possible etiology of bi-rooted canines, implications for the developing dentition, and treatment
options for these teeth.