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Management of horizontal root‐fractured teeth: report of three cases
Author(s) -
Westphalen Vânia Portela Dietzel,
De Sousa Maria Helena,
Da Silva Neto Ulisses Xavier,
Fariniuk Luiz Fernando,
Carneiro Everdan
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.1600-9657.2008.00578.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , medicine , splint (medicine) , radiography , anterior teeth , orthodontics , root (linguistics) , surgery , linguistics , philosophy
– Horizontal root fractures frequently occur at the maxillary anterior region and sometimes may be healed without endodontic treatment. Diagnosis of horizontal root fractures is mainly reached by the information obtained in clinical and radiographic examinations. The report of three cases presents horizontal root‐fractured teeth, at different thirds, which were healed satisfactory with and without endodontic treatment, rigid splint and carefully monitored.