Provisional use of a natural tooth crown following failure of replantation: a case report | Zendy

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Provisional use of a natural tooth crown following failure of replantation: a case report

Author(s) -

Ulusoy Ayca T.,

Cehreli Zafer C.

Publication year - 2008

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.1600-9657.2006.00486.x

Subject(s) - crown (dentistry) , dentistry , tooth replantation , medicine , maxillary central incisor , replantation , incisor , prosthesis , crown lengthening , tooth avulsion , tooth fracture , orthodontics , resorption , root resorption , surgery , pathology

– Despite a wide range of treatment options available, traumatized teeth may be inevitably lost on certain occasions. This case report presents an alternative treatment option for the premature loss of a traumatized maxillary central incisor because of extensive root resorption and mobility. A fixed appliance‐type provisional prosthesis was fabricated by using the patient's natural clinical crown from the extracted tooth. This measure proved to be a very adequate, esthetic treatment solution before a permanent restorative plan could be developed in the future.

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