EARLY PULPAL INVOLVEMENT IN AN UNUSUAL CASE OF DENS-IN-DENTE - CASE-REPORT

Dens in dente (dens invaginatus, tooth within a tooth, dilated composi te odontome) is an abnormal tooth form which occurs most frequently in the permanent maxillary lateral incisor region. Dens in dente may occ ur, however, in any tooth in the dental arch, although these other for ms are comparatively rare. It may appear within both the coronal part of the tooth and the root, although coronal forms are more common. In this paper, a case of extreme dens in dente with pulpal involvement at an early stage of eruption is presented.