Interdisciplinary management of impacted maxillary central incisor with dilacerated crown.
BACKGROUND
Dilaceration of the permanent teeth usually occurs because of trauma to their deciduous predecessors. Dilaceration in the crown is rare compared with that in the root and is more common in the maxillary and mandibular incisors. Generally, surgical exposure of the tooth followed by orthodontic traction or extraction of the tooth is the the choice of treatment.


METHODS
This article highlights a surgical-endodontic approach to the management of the left permanent maxillary central incisor with dilaceration of the crown.


RESULTS
The 1-year follow-up showed good stability of the prosthesis and good periodontal health.


CONCLUSIONS
Surgical resection of the crown followed by endodontic treatment and restoration is a viable and rapid option for the management of crown dilaceration.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India. muthumanit82@yahoo.co.in
Thangamani
T
Muthumani
Meenakshisundaram
M
Rajasekaran
Muthusubramanian
M
Veerabahu
Rajamani
R
Indra
D000293:Adolescent; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003442:Crowns; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000379:methods; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000628:therapy*; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000293:injuries*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome