title: Alternative management of a crown root fractured tooth in a child.
abstract: A crown root fracture of a tooth in a young person may necessitate the removal of the root and the placement of a space-maintaining partial denture followed by provision of a bridge. A case is reported of an alternative approach to treatment, in which the root fragment is retained in situ until the end of the pubertal growth spurt, in order to preserve alveolar bone, following which it is removed and replaced by an implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health and Development, University of Manchester Dental School.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Mackie
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Quayle
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003442:Crowns; D015921:Dental Implants; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000379:methods*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014092:Tooth Root
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants