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Indian Journal of Dental Education

Volume  14, Issue 4, October-December 2021, Pages 119-121
 

Case Report

Reattachment of Broken Crown Fragment: An Immediate Aesthetic Alternative; A Case Rep

Neelam Mittal1, Sakshi Gupta2

Professor, 2Junior III, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, FODS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.14421.4

Abstract

Crown fractures of the anterior teeth are common in cases of trauma. In which 2-13% cases accounts for complicated Crown fractures. Severe pain is the main chief complaint in such patients because of the exposed pulpal tissue. Such patients require emergency care. Because of impaired aesthetics, pain and loss of function these patients are quite apprehensive amidst the treatment. The article here describes immediate management of a complicated horizontal crown fracture of maxillary right central incisor. Central incisor was treated with reattachment procedure using light transmitting fibre post. After 1 year follow-up, reattached fragment showed satisfactory healing, esthetics and function.


Corresponding Author : Sakshi Gupta,