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Conservative treatment for root fracture located very close to gingiva
Author(s) -
Rintaro Terata,
Kiyotaka Minami,
Minoru Kubota
Publication year - 2005
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.1600-9657.2004.00273.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , medicine , root canal , coronal plane , conservative treatment , tooth fracture , pulp (tooth) , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , surgery , anatomy , population , environmental health
– When a root fracture is located very close to the gingiva, the chance of healing with calcified tissue is poorest. Therefore, a preferable treatment is usually thought to be the removal of the coronal fragment and subsequent orthodontic or surgical extrusion of remaining apical fragment. This case report describes conservative treatment for root fracture located very close to the gingiva. The treatment of root fracture was by repositioning and fixation. A 7‐years follow‐up showed healing with calcified tissue and pulp canal obliteration.