title: Fifteen-year follow-up of a conservatively managed, root-fractured permanent incisor.
abstract: The purpose of this case report was to describe the successful long-term conservative management of a root-fractured permanent maxillary right central incisor in an 8-year-old patient. After the initial approach of splinting the traumatized tooth, the patient was followed on a regular  basis for 15 years. Clinically, the crown of the root-fractured incisor showed no displacement or discoloration, and thermal tests suggested pulp vitality over the follow-up period. Radiographically, an increase in the diastasis was observed between the apical and coronal fragments due to  both the growth of the alveolar process and the healing with interposition of hard and soft tissue between the fragments and confirmed with computed tomography scan in the 15-year follow-up appointment.
authors.affiliation: Cuiabá School of Dentistry, University of Cuiabá, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. ahborges@brturbo.com.br
authors.forename: Alvaro Henrique
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Vivien Thiemy
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Carla Eremita
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Salgueiro
authors.forename: Nathália Barbosa E
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Mike Dos Reis
authors.initials: Mdos R
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: Matheus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bandeca
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*