Ashkan Salari
1, Maosumeh Faramarzi
2*, Seyedeh Fereshteh Naser alavi
31 Post-graduate Student, Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Post-graduate Student, Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The palate-gingival grooves are an anatomical anomaly in maxillary incisors, which might result in local periodontal
pocket formation, bone loss and sometimes pulpal necrosis. In the present case, there was a groove on the palatal side of a
maxillary lateral incisor with vital pulp. The periodontal problem of the tooth was treated and the 6-month postoperative
follow-up showed attachment gain and decreased pocket depth.