Management of a horizontal root fracture: a 17-year follow-up. 2009

Alexandre Sigrist de Martin, and Eduardo Rodrigues Fregnani, and Rodrigo Sanches Cunha, and Carlos Eduardo Bueno
Department of Endodontics, Sao Leopold Mandic Dental Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Intra-alveolar root fractures in immature permanent teeth are relatively uncommon and often present a complicated and unpredictable prognosis. This case report documents how conservative treatment was used for the successful management (and long-term follow-up) of immature teeth with a horizontal root fracture.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007180 Incisor Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820) Incisors
D008297 Male Males
D008437 Maxilla One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS. Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D010516 Periodontal Splints Fixed or removable devices that join teeth together. They are used to repair teeth that are mobile as a result of PERIODONTITIS. Splints, Periodontal,Periodontal Splint,Splint, Periodontal
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012861 Skating Using ice skates, roller skates, or skateboards in racing or other competition or for recreation. Ice Skating,Skateboarding,Ice Skatings,Skateboardings,Skating, Ice,Skatings,Skatings, Ice
D014082 Tooth Fractures Break or rupture of a tooth or tooth root. Fracture, Tooth,Fractures, Tooth,Tooth Fracture
D014092 Tooth Root The part of a tooth from the neck to the apex, embedded in the alveolar process and covered with cementum. A root may be single or divided into several branches, usually identified by their relative position, e.g., lingual root or buccal root. Single-rooted teeth include mandibular first and second premolars and the maxillary second premolar teeth. The maxillary first premolar has two roots in most cases. Maxillary molars have three roots. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p690) Root, Tooth,Roots, Tooth,Tooth Roots

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