Conventional endodontic therapy, necessitated by the development of a carious lesion coronal to the furcation area of a mandibular first molar tooth, and management by gingivoplasty of a resultant Grade II furcation lesion are described. In addition, the significance of radiographic changes associated with the periapical region of an under-condensed mesial root is addressed.
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