• Title/Summary/Keyword: Multiple Horizontal Root Fracture

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Treatment of Multiple Horizontal Root Fractures of the Maxillary Anterior: A case report (상악 전치부 다발성 수평 치근 파절의 치료: 증례보고)

  • Sung, Kun-Hwa;Min, Jeong-Bum;Park, Tae-Young
    • The Journal of the Korean dental association
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    • v.58 no.8
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    • pp.486-494
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: Management of a horizontal root fracture of an anterior teeth is challenging and often requires multiple approaches for improving the functional and esthetic outcomes. This case report describes the treatment and 2-yr follow up of 3 maxillary incisors with horizontal root fracture. Two maxillary central incisors were treated with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (ProRoot MTA, Dentsply, Tulsa, OK, USA). Left maxillary lateral incisors were treated with endodontic treatment and submerged. During 2-yr of follow-up evaluation, the root-fractured teeth of the present patients were well retained in the arch, showing periodontal healing even after endodontic treatment.

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