Successful treatment of a radicular groove by intentional replantation and Emdogain therapy.
Radicular groove is an anatomical malformation often predisposing to a severe periodontal defect. Treatment of such an anomaly presents a clinical challenge to the operator. Presented is a case of successful treatment of a radicular groove associated with a maxillary lateral incisor in a 15-year-old girl. A combination of endodontic, intentional replantation and Emdogain therapy was used. At 1-year follow-up, the patient was comfortable and active healing was evident.
Al-Hezaimi
Khalid
K
Division of Surgical Therapeutic and Bioengineering Sciences, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA.
Naghshbandi
Jafar
J
Simon
James H S
JH
Oglesby
Samuel
S
Rotstein
Ilan
I
D000293:Adolescent; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014090:Tooth Replantation; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; C109069:enamel matrix proteins