When the bridge is removed, the tooth #15 is also found non salvageable (Fig.2). The root stump of #15 is oval, 5x10 mm.  It is consistent with 2 roots (buccal and palatal) and suggests that the septum between the roots are wide.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/03/2014, last revision 01/19/2018