title: Root fortification.
abstract: An incompletely formed tooth is left with thin dentin walls and experiences a higher incidence of cervical root fracture that reduces the long-term overall prognosis of the tooth. Faced with these situations, clinicians have attempted to use various restorative methods to reinforce the remaining root. Various techniques have been reported, and the scientific evidence for each has been reviewed. The biomechanical considerations of reinforcing a weakened root are also reviewed, and the most current information about failure analysis, fracture characteristics of natural dentin, and in vitro test configurations used have been considered. In light of these additional considerations, some recommendations for future understanding of this complex problem have been proposed.
authors: College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. seghi.1@osu.edu
authors: Robert R
authors: RR
authors: Seghi
authors: Sadia
authors: S
authors: Nasrin
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Draney
authors: Noriko
authors: N
authors: Katsube
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003387:Cracked Tooth Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000098:blood supply; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003804:Dentin / Q000503:physiopathology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000254:growth & development / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate