title: Management of root resorption with mineral trioxide aggregate complicated by a luxation injury: report of a case with six-year follow-up.
abstract: Trauma to the oral region occurs frequently, comprising 5% of all injuries. The most common dental injuries are lateral luxations which can be seen with a prevalence of up to 27% among dental injuries. Ectopic eruption of maxillary canines can lead to root resorption on maxillary lateral incisors especially on apical and middle thirds of the roots. Half of these resorbed lateral incisors show severe resorption, in which the pulp is exposed. This case report describes non-surgical treatment with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and a six-year follow-up of a maxillary lateral incisor, resorbed by ectopic eruption of the canine and affected by lateral luxation injury. The tooth was asymptomatic, and radiographic examination showed that the resorbed region had been successfully repaired with new hard tissue deposition within the six-year follow-up. MTA can be considered an effective repair material in nonsurgical treatment of this type of root resorption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kusgoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tahsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cemile Kedici
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Alp
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanriver
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate
keywords: Tooth luxation, Mineral trioxide aggregate, Root resorption, Case report.