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The use of an orthodontic thermoplastic retainer as a provisional anterior restoration: a case report. 1998

M Blake, and M T Garvey, and P Fleming

Department of Child Dental Health, Dublin Dental Hospital, Ireland.

Children who present with extensive fractures of anterior teeth pose a difficult clinical problem. Pulpal and periodontal injuries must be carefully assessed and managed. Rapid restoration of the form and contour of the extensively fractured tooth is advisable, not only to improve esthetics but also to prevent unwanted tipping or tilting of adjacent teeth and overeruption of opposing teeth. A modified Essix retainer, simply constructed in the laboratory, can be used to provisionally restore the extensively fractured anterior tooth.

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
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D003794	Dental Restoration, Temporary	A prosthesis or restoration placed for a limited period, from several days to several months, which is designed to seal the tooth and maintain its position until a permanent restoration (DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT) will replace it. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Dental Fillings, Temporary,Dental Prosthesis, Temporary,Dental Filling, Temporary,Dental Restorations, Temporary,Filling, Temporary Dental,Fillings, Temporary Dental,Restoration, Temporary Dental,Restorations, Temporary Dental,Temporary Dental Filling,Temporary Dental Fillings,Temporary Dental Restoration,Temporary Dental Restorations,Dental Prostheses, Temporary,Prosthesis, Temporary Dental,Temporary Dental Prostheses,Temporary Dental Prosthesis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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
D018704	Orthodontic Retainers	Orthodontic appliances, fixed or removable, used to maintain teeth in corrected positions during the period of functional adaptation following corrective treatment. These appliances are also used to maintain the positions of the teeth and jaws gained by orthodontic procedures. (From Zwemer, Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p263)	Retainers, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Retainer,Retainer, Orthodontic
D019228	Tooth Crown	The upper part of the tooth, which joins the lower part of the tooth (TOOTH ROOT) at the cervix (TOOTH CERVIX) at a line called the cementoenamel junction. The entire surface of the crown is covered with enamel which is thicker at the extremity and becomes progressively thinner toward the cervix. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p216)	Crown, Tooth,Crowns, Tooth,Tooth Crowns

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