title: Reattachment of a severely traumatized maxillary central incisor, one-year clinical evaluation: a case report.
abstract: Traumatic fracture of anterior teeth is one of the common dilemmas facing the dentist during daily practice. Classical treatment of a fractured tooth involving the pulp includes the use of post and core with or without a crown, or extraction of the remaining part of the fractured tooth and replacement with a three-unit fixed partial denture or an implant. With the improvement of adhesive systems, reattachment of the fractured tooth fragment became possible as a mode of treatment that immediately improves the esthetic quality of the restored tooth. This article presents a clinical technique for the restoration of a fractured maxillary central incisor, by reattaching the labial enamel fragment using a metallic post and resin composite restoration. One-year clinical evaluation revealed successful results for this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain-Shams University, Egypt. faridelaskary@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Farid S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: El-Askary
authors.forename: Omaima H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Ghalab
authors.forename: Fatma H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Eldemerdash
authors.forename: Ola I R
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Shaimaa A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fouad
authors.forename: Mohammed M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000328:Adult; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008437:Maxilla; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; C420130:Excite cement; D008689:Methacrylates; C121818:Tetric ceram