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Re‐attachment of original tooth fragment to a fractured crown. Case report
Author(s) -
Liew V. P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1988.tb00627.x
Subject(s) - crown (dentistry) , tooth fracture , tooth crown , dentistry , acid etching , fragment (logic) , orthodontics , geology , materials science , medicine , computer science , algorithm
A procedure is described in which the fractured portion of a traumatized tooth was re‐attached to the crown using the acid‐etch composite resin technique. The restoration had functioned successfully when reviewed six months later. The benefits of the procedure are discussed.