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Repair of untreated horizontal root fractures: two case reports
Author(s) -
Öztan Meltem Dartar,
Sonat Bade
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2001.170511.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , dental trauma , incisor , maxillary central incisor , pulp (tooth) , asymptomatic , accidental , tooth fracture , radiography , orthodontics , maxillary incisor , surgery , physics , acoustics
– Intra‐alveolar root fractures of incisor teeth are more frequent than other dental injuries. These case reports describe two untreated horizontal root fractures of the maxillary right central incisors. Patients reported accidental trauma, which occurred several years ago. These fractures were discovered during a routine full‐mouth radiographic survey. Teeth were asymptomatic and tested vital to electric pulp tests