Restoration of a vertical tooth fracture and a badly mutilated tooth using canal projection.
Management of vertically fractured tooth or a perforation frequently poses problem during endodontic management. Such teeth often need a pre-endodontic restoration prior to initiation of root canal therapy to aid in the placement of rubber dam clamp. This paper describes a simple method of placement of a pre-endodontic restoration using the canal projection technique using hollow metallic needles as sleeves.
Velmurugan
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Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maduravoyal, Chennai - 95, India. vel9911@yahoo.com
Bhargavi
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Lakshmi
Neelima
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Kandaswamy
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D000328:Adult; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004708:Endodontics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008963:Molar / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009339:Needles; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome