title: Clinical management and subsequent healing of teeth with horizontal root fractures.
abstract: Horizontal root fractures are uncommon, mainly occurring on the cervical and middle third of the root of permanent upper incisors. The diagnosis is essentially radiographic and requires different healing patterns, depending on some pre- and postinjury factors. The aim of this article was to report the clinical management and different healing types in three cases of horizontal root fractures on permanent dentition. In case 1, the pulp tissue was vital and no treatment was necessary. In case 2, a root canal treatment of the cervical fragment was necessary and in case 3, pulpal necrosis was verified and an apical surgery was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Brazilian Association of Dentistry, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marco Aurélio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Versiani
authors.forename: Cássio José Alves
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.forename: Antônio Miranda
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cruz-Filho
authors.forename: Danyel Elias da Cruz
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Manoel Damião
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sousa-Neto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003188:Composite Resins; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000503:physiopathology; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D013165:Splints; D013997:Time Factors; D019237:Tooth Cervix / Q000293:injuries; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries*
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins