title: Ribbond for treatment of complicated crown fractures: report of 3 cases.
abstract: Dental trauma is relatively common and can occur secondary to sporting injuries, falls, fights, or accidents. According to the International Association of Dental Traumatology, 50% of children experience dental trauma between the ages of 8 to 12. There are many options for endodontic and restorative treatments of traumatized teeth. Ribbond, which was introduced in the market in 1992, consists of bondable, reinforced ultra-high strength polyethylene fibers. Ribbond may be an option for the treatment of traumatized teeth because of its aesthetic properties; absence of additional tooth preparation; and its high resistance to traction, which allows it to easily adapt to tooth morphology. In this report, we describe endodontic and restorative treatments using Ribbond for 3 female patients with horizontal complicated crown fractures of the maxillary incisors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Centre of Dental Sciences, Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. ozlemmartiakgun@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ozlem Marti
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Akgun
authors.forename: Ceyhan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.forename: Gunseli
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guven
authors.forename: Feridun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Basak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008437:Maxilla; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000293:injuries*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital
chemical_list: D011095:Polyethylenes; C084063:RIBBOND