title: Surgical removal and immediate reattachment of coronal fragment embedded in lip.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Brescia, School of Dentistry, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bardellini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flocchini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majorana
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; C111840:flowable hybrid composite