title: Restore the natural - A review and case series report on reattachment.
abstract: Reattachment of the original tooth fragment to the fractured tooth helps in maintaining the tooth's color, wear resistance, morphology and translucency in the restoration. This article describes the reattachment of fractured fragment using a fiber post and dual cure resin cement with a self-etching adhesive. Two young male patients reported with a complicated crown fracture of the right maxillary central incisor due a road traffic accident. The fractured fragments were loosely attached to the palatal gingival tissue, which was then surgically removed and preserved for the reattachment procedure. The fractured tooth segments were successfully reattached following fiber post cementation. Tooth fragment reattachment procedure offers ultraconservative, safe, fast and esthetically pleasing results when the fractured fragment is available due to the improvement of adhesive techniques and restorative materials. Fiber reinforced resins not only allows creation of esthetic restoration but also the preservation and reinforcement of tooth structure. At the 18months follow-up, the resultant appearance was acceptable to the patient. Key words:Reattachment, bonding, complicated crown fracture, fibre post, resin cement.
authors: Post Graduate student, Dept of Conservative dentistry and endodontics Govt dental college and research institute, Bangalore.
authors: Sourabh
authors: S
authors: Jagannath-Torvi
authors: Professor and HOD, Dept of Conservative dentistry and endodontics, Govt dental college and research institute, Bangalore.
authors: Munniswamy
authors: M
authors: Kala