Vertical crown-root fracture of the mandibular first primary molar in a one-year-old child.
A vertical crown-root fracture of the mandibular first primary molar in a 21-month-old child is presented. The mandibular primary first molar was fractured vertically and split into 2 pieces. The tooth fracture had not been noticed for about 5 months after the accident, and the tooth was left without any treatment. The pulp tissue of the mesial root maintained its vitality, but the distal root was nonvital.
Morisaki
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Kitamura
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Ooshima
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T
Sobue
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S
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar; D014082:Tooth Fractures; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous