Apexification and Repair of Root Fracture with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate - A Case Report with 5-Year Follow-up

Sankar Annamalai; V P Hariharavel; Kavitha Ramar; Victor Samuel

doi:10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_789_20

Apexification and Repair of Root Fracture with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate - A Case Report with 5-Year Follow-up

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2021 Jun;13(Suppl 1):S881-S885. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_789_20. Epub 2021 Jun 5.

Authors

Sankar Annamalai¹, V P Hariharavel², Kavitha Ramar³, Victor Samuel³

Affiliations

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.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Mineral trioxide aggregate; root fracture; trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports