title: A technique to salvage endodontically compromised maxillary anterior tooth.
abstract: A complication of endodontic treatment is over-preparation of the tooth structure in an attempt to access calcified pulp chambers and root canals. This could result in thin root walls that might compromise the long-term prognosis of the tooth. There are various treatment options when such a complication occurs, among them, extraction of the compromised tooth and its replacement with a dental implant. This clinical report describes a nonsurgical, multidisciplinary treatment alternative where a maxillary anterior tooth with a thinned root wall was successfully saved by repairing the damaged root to its original thickness using a composite resin material and subsequently restoring with a cast post and core and a crown.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comut
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Foran
authors.forename: Ralph P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003784:Dental Pulp Calcification / Q000628:therapy; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003764:Dental Materials; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; C106663:Ultra Seal XT; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement