Treatment of horizontal root fractures using MTA as apical plug: report of 3 cases.
Root fractures are rare occurrences through all dental injuries. They comprise only 0.5% to 7.0% of traumas affecting the permanent teeth. Generally the cervical and middle thirds of the roots are affected. The healing of these lesions depends on the health of the pulp, dentine, cementum, and alveolar bone. These case reports describe the management and 2-year follow-up of 3 maxillary central incisors with horizontal root fractures treated with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as apical plug.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. ademkusgoz@hotmail.com
Adem
A
Kusgoz
Tahsin
T
Yildirim
Mehmet
M
Tanriver
Cemal
C
Yesilyurt
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002648:Child; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D010087:Oxides; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D017640:Silicates; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries*
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate