title: An evaluation of endodontically treated vertically fractured teeth.
abstract: For this survey, 92 vertically fractured endodontically treated teeth were evaluated clinically and radiographically before and after extraction. The maxillary second premolars (27.2%) and mesial roots of the mandibular molars (24%) were the most fractured teeth. In 67.4% of the teeth, a solitary buccal pocket was present; in 34.8%, a fistula frequently appeared closer to the gingival margin than to the apical area. A lateral radiolucency or a combination of lateral and periapical radiolucency was found in more than half of the cases. The general practitioners correctly diagnosed vertical root fracture in only one-third of the 92 fractured teeth in this survey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontology, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamse
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fuss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lustig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaplavi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000150:complications*; D014098:Toothache / Q000209:etiology; D017211:Treatment Failure