title: Esthetic enhancement of a traumatized anterior tooth with a combination of forced eruption and tooth alignment: a case report.
abstract: Exposing sound structure of a subgingivally fractured tooth using orthodontic extrusion is considered to be a conservative way to re-establish biologic width without sacrificing esthetics or jeopardizing periodontal support of neighboring teeth. When a misaligned tooth is traumatically involved, a more comprehensive approach combining tooth extrusion and re-alignment may be necessary for a successful restorative outcome. This case report describes a successful esthetic management of a patient with complicated crown-root fracture on the maxillary right central incisor and pre-existing malocclusion in the maxillary anterior region. Forced eruption along with re-alignment of teeth by orthodontic movement seems to allow re-positioning of the fracture line to a favorable position and correction of crowding, providing a better esthetic result.
authors: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry, Daegu, Korea.
authors: So-Hee
authors: SH
authors: Kang
authors: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Jung-Hong
authors: 0000-0002-0469-4324
authors: JH
authors: Ha
authors: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Myoung-Uk
authors: MU
authors: Jin
authors: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Sung-Kyo
authors: SK
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Young-Kyung
authors: 0000-0002-2534-9028
authors: YK
authors: Kim
keywords: Complicated crown-root fracture; Comprehensive approach; Forced eruption; Interproximal reduction; Tooth alignment