Surgical removal and immediate reattachment of coronal fragment embedded in lip.
This case describes a patient with a traumatic crown fracture of an upper incisor, associated with a laceration wound in the lower lip, showing local oedema. While palpating the tissues of the lower lip we felt the presence of a foreign body. This was confirmed by a radiograph of the lip that showed a radiopaque material, being similar to the coronal fragment of the fractured incisor. It was successfully surgically removed and immediately reattached using a composite adhesive technique. At the follow-up of 1 year later the vitality test on the teeth was positive and neither one of the two traumatized teeth showed any sign of discoloration.
Pasini
S
S
University of Brescia, School of Dentistry, Italy.
Bardellini
E
E
Keller
E
E
Conti
G
G
Flocchini
P
P
Majorana
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000293:injuries*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*
D003188:Composite Resins; C111840:flowable hybrid composite