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Root fracture of immature permanent incisors – a case report
Author(s) -
Chang HsiaoHua,
Wang YinLin,
Chen HongJiun,
Huang GuayFen,
Guo MingKuang
Publication year - 2006
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.1600-9657.2006.00350.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , root canal , radiography , pulp (tooth) , maxillary central incisor , splint (medicine) , orthodontics , permanent teeth , surgery
– This 7‐year‐old girl experienced pain in her upper central incisors following a fall to the ground. Radiographic examination revealed immature upper central incisors with mid‐root oblique and horizontal root fractures. Splinting was performed. When at 3 months, an electric pulp test was positive for both injured teeth, and after 5 months, the fracture lines had disappeared on the radiographs, the splint removed. After 2 years, clinical examination showed normal tooth color and position, with a positive response to the pulp test. Radiographs demonstrated continuous root development, although root canal narrowing was noted at the healed fracture sites.