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Management of Cervical Root Fracture Injury in a Patient with Epilepsy: Case Report with 5-year Follow-up
Special Care in Dentistry
  • Elif Ataol, Ankara, Turkey
  • Gizem Erbaş Ünverdi, Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry
  • H. Cem Güngör, Marquette University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2018
Publisher
Wiley
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12304
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Abstract

The difficulty in providing stability to the coronal segment makes cervical root fracture one of the most challenging dental traumatic injury. This type of injury is less frequent in children. However, due to their serious consequences and poor prognosis, tooth loss may occur. This report presents the management of a case of cervical root fracture in an 11-year-old patient with epilepsy. The stabilization of the root-fractured tooth with a splint failed due to the recurrent seizures the patient had. Coronal fragment was removed and vital root submergence was performed in order to support the alveolar growth. The natural tooth crown was incorporated into a modified Nance appliance to meet the esthetic and functional requirements of the patient. After 5-year follow-up, this treatment approach has seemed to offer a long-term provisional and satisfactory solution to the consequences of a cervical root fracture injury.

Comments

Accepted version. Special Care in Dentistry, Vol. 38, No. 5 (September/October 2018): 319-323. DOI. © 2018 Wiley. Used with permission.

H. Cem Güngör was affiliated with Hacettepe University at the time of publication.

Citation Information
Elif Ataol, Gizem Erbaş Ünverdi and H. Cem Güngör. "Management of Cervical Root Fracture Injury in a Patient with Epilepsy: Case Report with 5-year Follow-up" Special Care in Dentistry (2018) ISSN: 0275-1879
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hcem-gungor/12/