title: Restoration of a fractured central incisor.
abstract: The treatment of a traumatically damaged single central incisor poses significant challenges relative to function and esthetics to the restoring clinician. Providing a good long-term prognosis is paramount when determining whether to maintain or extract a structurally compromised tooth. Successful restoration demands timely and thorough risk assessment along with excellent communication with both the patient and the laboratory fabricating the restoration.
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D011379:Prognosis; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D019233:Retreatment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000293:injuries; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials; D019279:Resin Cements; C009753:fiberglass; C493120:lithia disilicate; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C023506:Glass ceramics