title: Reattachment of tooth fragment: an in vitro study.
abstract: Canine tooth fracture is common in dogs. Application of an esthetic and durable restoration may be challenging in veterinary dental practice. This study used traditional human dental laboratory methods to evaluate fracture strength of intact dog canine teeth and fractured teeth that had been restored by reattachment of the tooth fragment. The results showed that the teeth restored by reattachment of the tooth fragment supported a test load equal to 45.4 % of the load necessary to fracture intact canine teeth.
authors: Department of Surgery, Veterinary Hospital, University of São Paulo, Brazil. herbert@odontovet.com
authors: Herbert Lima
authors: HL
authors: Corrêa
authors: Leonardo Eloy
authors: LE
authors: Rodrigues Filho
authors: Elaine Souza
authors: ES
authors: Mello
authors: Renata Vanzo
authors: RV
authors: Carron
authors: Marco Antonio
authors: MA
authors: Gioso
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003481:Cuspid / Q000293:injuries*; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*