title: Orthodontic-restorative treatment as an option for biologic replacement of a maxillary central incisor: 5-year follow-up.
abstract: The maxillary central incisor is the tooth most often affected by trauma, especially in the age range of 7 to 10 years, when high-impact sports are prevalent. The options for conservative treatment should be prioritized in these patients, aiming to achieve a biologic response that might provide continuity of growth of the alveolus, to provide functional and esthetic development of the affected region. This case report describes a patient with a history of trauma during the deciduous dentition with consequent intrusion, root dilaceration, and retention of the maxillary left central incisor. The treatment involved extraction of the traumatized tooth and mesial movement of the lateral incisor and posterior segments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Susana Maria Deon
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rizzatto
authors.forename: Luciane Quadrado
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Closs
authors.forename: Maria Perpétua Mota
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Laura Escobar
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rizzatto
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*