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Tooth fragment reattachment after retrieval from the lower lip – a case report
Author(s) -
Naudi Antoniella Busuttil,
Fung Diane E.
Publication year - 2007
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.1600-9657.2005.00403.x
Subject(s) - crown (dentistry) , tooth fracture , fragment (logic) , dentistry , incisor , maxillary central incisor , medicine , fracture (geology) , dental trauma , orthodontics , enamel paint , materials science , computer science , composite material , algorithm
– The most common traumatic dental injury is the uncomplicated crown fracture of the maxillary central incisor. Various reports have been written about reattachment of the fragment, and literature reviews have cited this technique as the best way of treating these injuries if the fragment is available and properly stored. The case presented here is of a child who sustained an uncomplicated crown fracture with the lost portion of the tooth embedded in his lower lip. This was successfully reattached to the tooth using an acid‐etch and enamel‐bonding resin technique.