Article
Management of Cervical Root Fracture Using Orthodontic Extrusion and Crown Reattachment: A Case Report
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2007
Publisher
Elsevier
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.03.030
Disciplines
Abstract
Root fractures involve damage to pulp, cementum, dentin, and periodontal ligaments. These injuries affect 0.5% to 7% of permanent teeth. Cervical root fractures are less frequently seen and have a worse prognosis compared with the fractures in the apical or middle third of the root. This case report describes the treatment of a cervical root fracture in a maxillary central incisor. After removal of the coronal fragment, the root was filled temporarily with calcium hydroxide and orthodontic extrusion was initiated. The remaining root portion was elevated above the epithelial attachment and a successful coronal restoration was made using the natural crown of the traumatized tooth.
Citation Information
Harun Canoglu, H. Cem Güngör and Zafer C. Cehreli. "Management of Cervical Root Fracture Using Orthodontic Extrusion and Crown Reattachment: A Case Report" Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology (2007) ISSN: 1079-2104 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hcem-gungor/14/
Accepted version. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, Vol. 104, No. 3 (September 2007): e46-e49. DOI. © 2007 Elsevier. Used with permission.
H. Cem Güngör was affiliated with Hacettepe University at the time of publication.