Crown morphology of the mandibular first molars with distolingual roots

• Main Authors: Wei-Cheng Lee (Author), Chih-Wei Ni (Author), Fu-Gong Lin (Author), Cheng-Yang Chiang (Author), Chung-Hsing Li (Author), Hsien-Chung Chiu (Author), Earl Fu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Most mandibular first molars have two roots. A major common variation of this tooth is the presence of a distolingual root, which is a common Mongoloid trait in certain populations. The aim of this article was to examine crown morphology in relation to the presence of the distoli...