Endodontic management of a hypertaurodontic tooth associated with 48, XXYY syndrome: A review and case report

摘要

Taurodontism is a developmental anomaly of a tooth characterized by large pulp chamber and short roots. Patients with multiple taurodontic teeth are associated with the probability of a systemic syndrome or chromosomal anomaly. This is the first reported incidence of the endodontic management of a hyper taurodontic mandibular second molar in a patient diagnosed with 48, XXYY syndrome.Keywords: XXY/Klinefelter syndrome, 48 XXYY syndrome, hypertaurodontism