Management of Cervical Root Fracture Using Orthodontic Extrusion and Crown Reattachment: A Case Report

Authors

Harun Canoglu, Hacettepe University
H. Cem Güngör, Marquette UniversityFollow
Zafer C. Cehreli, Hacettepe UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2007

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology

Source ISSN

1079-2104

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.03.030

Abstract

Root fractures involve damage to pulp, cementum, dentin, and periodontal ligaments. These injuries affect 0.5% to 7% of permanent teeth. Cervical root fractures are less frequently seen and have a worse prognosis compared with the fractures in the apical or middle third of the root. This case report describes the treatment of a cervical root fracture in a maxillary central incisor. After removal of the coronal fragment, the root was filled temporarily with calcium hydroxide and orthodontic extrusion was initiated. The remaining root portion was elevated above the epithelial attachment and a successful coronal restoration was made using the natural crown of the traumatized tooth.

Comments

Accepted version. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, Vol. 104, No. 3 (September 2007): e46-e49. DOI. © 2007 Elsevier. Used with permission.

H. Cem Güngör was affiliated with Hacettepe University at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Canoglu, Harun; Güngör, H. Cem; and Cehreli, Zafer C., "Management of Cervical Root Fracture Using Orthodontic Extrusion and Crown Reattachment: A Case Report" (2007). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 464.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/464