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Endodontic‐access adhesive bridges
Author(s) -
Chandler Nicholas Paul,
Stockdale Charles Robert
Publication year - 1987
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 - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1987.tb00624.x
Subject(s) - splint (medicine) , dentistry , splints , bridge (graph theory) , abutment , endodontic therapy , tooth avulsion , medicine , orthodontics , tooth fracture , engineering , incisor , root canal , surgery , structural engineering
Acid‐etch retained appliances have a role in the management of dental trauma, both as splints and for the replacement of missing teeth. Two clinical cases are described. In the first, a tooth with a fractured root is used as an abutment for a bridge that replaces an avulsed tooth. The metalwork is modified with a “window” to facilitate endodontic therapy should this become necessary in the future. In the second case, an etched splint with a “window” supports a tooth of poor prognosis while an endodontic implant is placed and healing occurs. Further designs are considered for applications in similar circumstances.