Provisional use of a natural tooth crown following failure of replantation: a case report
DENTAL TRAUMATOLOGY, vol.24, no.1, pp.96-99, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 24 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2006.00486.x
- Journal Name: DENTAL TRAUMATOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.96-99
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Despite a wide range of treatment options available, traumatized teeth may be inevitably lost on certain occasions. This case report presents an alternative treatment option for the premature loss of a traumatized maxillary central incisor because of extensive root resorption and mobility. A fixed appliance-type provisional prosthesis was fabricated by using the patient's natural clinical crown from the extracted tooth. This measure proved to be a very adequate, esthetic treatment solution before a permanent restorative plan could be developed in the future.