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Use of a natural tooth crown as a pontic following cervical root fracture: a case report
Author(s) -
Parolia Abhishek,
Shenoy Kundabala M.,
Thomas Manuel S.,
Mohan Mandakini
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1747-4477
pISSN - 1329-1947
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2009.00174.x
Subject(s) - crown (dentistry) , abutment , interim , dentistry , orthodontics , tooth fracture , anterior teeth , prosthesis , medicine , incisor , engineering , surgery , history , civil engineering , archaeology
The loss of anterior teeth can be psychologically and socially damaging to the patient. Despite a wide range of treatment options available, traumatised teeth may be inevitably lost on certain occasions. This paper describes the immediate replacement of a right central incisor using a fibre‐composite resin with the natural tooth crown as a pontic. The abutment teeth can be conserved with minimal or no preparation, thus keeping the technique reversible, and can be completed at chair side thereby avoiding laboratory costs. It can be used as an interim measure or a definitive prosthesis.