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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 881-885 |
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Apexification and repair of root fracture with mineral trioxide aggregate – A case report with 5-year follow-up
Sankar Annamalai1, VP Hariharavel2, Kavitha Ramar3, Victor Samuel3
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Dental, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
3 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
V P Hariharavel
Department of Dental, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_789_20
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Young patients are most susceptible to trauma which involves teeth and their supporting structures. Severity can vary from simple enamel fracture to complete tooth avulsion. The treatment modality ranges from a noninvasive procedure to surgical intervention. The present case report describes the unique management, 5-year follow-up, and prognosis of a 10-year-old child diagnosed with lateral luxation and horizontal apical root fracture of maxillary central incisor with open apex.
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