title: Fractured root tips during dental extractions and retained root fragments. A clinical dilemma?
abstract: Root tip fracture can occur during the extraction of teeth. The clinician must then decide to either leave the root fragment in situ, or to attempt its removal. A similar decision is made when retained root fragments are found incidentally on oral radiographs. The prevalence of retained root fragments is reported as 11-37%. This article aims to highlight the risk benefit matrix of the removal or retention of retained root fragments, in light of the present evidence base.
authors.affiliation: Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nayyar
authors.affiliation: Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: L F A
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Stassen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery