title: Osseointegration treatment of transverse root fractures in the region of the alveolar crest.
abstract: A method of using osseointegrated implants as an alternative treatment modality for transverse root fractures near the osseous crest is presented. A 15-mm Branemark implant was placed immediately after extraction of a maxillary central incisor with transverse root fracture. Five months after stage I surgery, the implant was uncovered. Custom fabrication of a substructure core cast directly to the titanium single tooth abutment was necessary due to the palatal inclination of the fixture. An overcasting porcelain fused to gold crown was fabricated to avoid an unesthetic labial access for the abutment screw. This treatment indicates that the use of osseointegrated implants seems to provide an effective solution to replacing teeth with transverse root fractures.
authors.affiliation: Endodontology Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Balshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries*