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A Fused Maxillary Central Incisor and Its Multidisciplinary Treatment: An 18-Year Follow-Up

Authors :
Eduard Lahor-Soler
Jaume Miranda-Rius
Lluís Brunet-Llobet
Abel Cahuana
Universitat de Barcelona
Source :
Case Reports in Dentistry, Vol 2014 (2014), Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya, instname, Case Reports in Dentistry, Dipòsit Digital de la UB, Universidad de Barcelona
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2014.

Abstract

Fused teeth may cause aesthetic, spacing, periodontal, eruption, and caries problems. The present case report describes a 7-year-old boy patient with a chief complaint of unerupted maxillary incisor. Radiographic examination indicated a fused tooth which had two fused roots but two independent root canals. A complex management of a fused tooth is really difficult to standardize. In this case an orthodontic, endodontic, and surgical treatment (intentional replantation) allowed the tooth to be retained until 18 years following intervention. Maintenance of the root and alveolar bone in young adults at least until full skeletal maturation should be the main treatment objective.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906455 and 20906447
Volume :
2014
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Dentistry
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5b9a5a1744b9346af9c204fd0f9007bd