Horizontal root fracture--an unusual complication. 1994

P Kothari, and M Murphy, and J Thompson
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.

Cystic change at the site of a root fracture is an unusual sequelae. A case report of such an occurrence in a horizontal root fracture involving the apical third of a permanent central incisor in a 22-year-old man is presented and management of these injuries is discussed in brief.

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
D011842 Radicular Cyst Slow-growing fluid-filled epithelial sac at the apex of a tooth with a nonvital pulp or defective root canal filling. Periapical Cyst,Periodontal Cyst, Apical,Apical Periodontal Cyst,Apical Periodontal Cysts,Cyst, Apical Periodontal,Cyst, Periapical,Cyst, Radicular,Cysts, Apical Periodontal,Cysts, Periapical,Cysts, Radicular,Periapical Cysts,Periodontal Cysts, Apical,Radicular Cysts
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012184 Retrograde Obturation Procedure that involves the removal of infectious products from a root canal space through use of special instruments and fillings. This procedure is performed when root canal treatment fails. Obturation, Retrograde,Obturations, Retrograde,Retrograde Obturations
D014082 Tooth Fractures Break or rupture of a tooth or tooth root. Fracture, Tooth,Fractures, Tooth,Tooth Fracture

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