title: Aesthetic management of a complicated crown fracture: a multidisciplinary approach.
abstract: A predictable aesthetic restoration is not limited to the restored teeth; it has to include the gingival unit and its interface with the teeth involved. Orthodontic forced eruption may be a suitable approach without risking the aesthetic appearance in tooth fracture below the gingival attachment or alveolar bone crest. It is a well-documented clinical method for altering the relation between a non-restorable tooth and its attachment apparatus, elevating sound tooth material from within the alveolar socket to create a ferrule effect which is considered to be crucial for the optimal biomechanical behaviour of restored teeth. This report presents the reconstruction of a traumatised and fractured left maxillary lateral incisor by building a cast core with a cast post to perform orthodontic extrusion before placing porcelain fused to metal crown as the final restoration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maitin
authors.forename: Shipra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maitin
authors.forename: Khushboo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: Rajarshi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhushan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014082:Tooth Fractures