title: Restoration of Long Standing Traumatized Teeth: A Case Report.
abstract: Children are uniquely susceptible to craniofacial trauma. Injuries to the teeth occur often as a result of falls and sport activities. The pulp often gets infected after dental trauma resulting in to numerous complications. The authors present a case report of successful restoration of traumatized teeth with open apex which were weakened due to long standing infection and internal resorption. Initially antibiotic combination of 3- mix was used to disinfect the root canals. One tooth is treated with conventional endodontic treatment and the other tooth with open apex and perforation is managed by MTA apexification followed by canal reinforcement using glass ionomer cement and fiber reinforced composite post. Core build up is done using light cure composite resin followed by aesthetic crowns. The patient also presented with the peg shaped lateral incisors, which were built to an aesthetic appearance using light cure composite resins.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Dharwad, India .
authors.forename: Prashant Manjunath
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Battepati
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Dharwad, India .
authors.forename: Prasanna Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kadkol
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Teja Dental College , Tirupati, India .
authors.forename: K Veera Kishore Kumar
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Dharwad, India .
authors.forename: Raghavendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ainapur
keywords: 3-mix; Apexification; Canal reinforcement; Fibre composite post; MTA