Question 461 · LDEK · Pulp chamber and root canal anatomy
Type III according to Vertucci’s classification indicates following root canal configuration:
- A. one single, wide canal extending from the pulp chamber, dividing into two, and then merging into one in the apex area.
- B. single canal that begins centrally in the pulp chamber and ends in the apex area with one apical foramen.
- C. single canal extending from the pulp chamber, dividing short of the apex into two separate and distinct canals with separate apical foramina.
- D. two separate and distinct canals extending from the pulp chamber, joining short of the apex to form one canal.
- E. two separate and distinct canals extending from the pulp chamber to the apex with two separate apical foramina.
Hint
Vertucci types can be summarised as canal counts along the root; type III follows a 1-2-1 pattern.
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