title: Atraumatic surgical extrusion to improve tooth restorability: A clinical report.
abstract: This clinical report describes the use of an "atraumatic" vertical extraction system to facilitate the restorative treatment of a tooth that would otherwise be considered unrestorable because of subgingival caries. Minimally invasive surgical root extrusion was undertaken using the Benex extraction system, which can provide controlled tooth extrusion with minimal deformation of the bone socket. A carious endodontically treated mandibular premolar was extruded to provide routine restorative treatment and endodontic retreatment.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Electronic address: o.addison@bham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Addison
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Phillip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Tomson
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Würzburg School of Dentistry, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krastl
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dietrich
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000379:methods*; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000473:pathology