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Conservative treatment of an ankylosed tooth after delayed replantation: a case report
Author(s) -
Díaz Jaime Andrés,
Sandoval Hector Paulo,
Pineda Patricia Irene,
Junod Pablo Antonio
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.1600-9657.2006.00463.x
Subject(s) - medicine , maxillary central incisor , avulsion , resorption , replantation , dental alveolus , dentistry , tooth avulsion , ankylosis , apposition , incisor , orthodontics , surgery , anatomy , pathology
– An 8‐year‐old boy sustained avulsion of his upper right maxillary central incisor and lateral luxation of his upper left maxillary incisors. Subsequently, the upper right maxillary central incisor developed replacement resorption, and both upper left maxillary incisors developed pulpal canal obliteration. In the ankylosed tooth, decoronation procedure was performed, and in the 44‐month follow‐up period the involved alveolar site showed vertical apposition of bone and continuing replacement resorption. Decoronation is a surgical procedure that allows preservation of the bone volume for the future, avoiding aesthetic disturbances and more aggressive treatments in cases where other therapeutic alternatives are not feasible.