title: Tooth fragment reattachment technique on a pluri traumatized tooth.
abstract: This case report describes and analyses a tooth fragment reattachment technique used to resolve crown fractures of the anterior teeth. This treatment allows a conservative approach to traumatic coronal lesions offering a better possibility of maintaining aesthetics and function. The authors have illustrated here a clinical case of a fractured incisor. This case is characterized by several traumas on the same tooth that required different therapeutic solutions. We used an easy and ultra-conservative technique without any tooth preparation in the first and third traumatic injuries. In the second trauma, a direct restoration of the fractured tooth was performed. The adhesive reattachment is a simple system to achieve good aesthetic and functional results.Our clinical experiences demonstrated that, when tooth and fragment margins are intact, the reattachment technique without any tooth preparation is a simple and predictable procedure. Quality of adhesion is shown by the retention of the reattached fragment in the second trauma that caused only partial enamel fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Messina Dental School, Messina University, Catania, Me, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lo Giudice
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lipari
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lizio
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cervino
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cicciù