title: A fused maxillary central incisor and its multidisciplinary treatment: an 18-year follow-up.
abstract: Fused teeth may cause aesthetic, spacing, periodontal, eruption, and caries problems. The present case report describes a 7-year-old boy patient with a chief complaint of unerupted maxillary incisor. Radiographic examination indicated a fused tooth which had two fused roots but two independent root canals. A complex management of a fused tooth is really difficult to standardize. In this case an orthodontic, endodontic, and surgical treatment (intentional replantation) allowed the tooth to be retained until 18 years following intervention. Maintenance of the root and alveolar bone in young adults at least until full skeletal maturation should be the main treatment objective.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dental Unit, Servei d'Odontologia, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu. UB, Esplugues de Llobregat, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Lluís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brunet-Llobet
authors.affiliation: Periodontics Unit, Departament d'Odontostomatologia, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8211-1561
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miranda-Rius
authors.affiliation: Endodontics Unit, Departament d'Odontostomatologia, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lahor-Soler
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dental Unit, Servei d'Odontologia, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu. UB, Esplugues de Llobregat, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Abel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cahuana
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