Management of cracked tooth using simvastatin as intracanal medicament

Mohamed Fawzy; Hatem A Alhadainy; Muhammad Salah-Uddin; Saleem Abdulrab

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3315

Management of cracked tooth using simvastatin as intracanal medicament

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Sep 17;8(12):3050-3053. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3315. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Mohamed Fawzy¹, Hatem A Alhadainy¹, Muhammad Salah-Uddin¹, Saleem Abdulrab²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endodonics College of Dentistry Tanta University Tanta Egypt.
² Madinat Khalifa Health Center Primary Health Care Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Cracked tooth syndrome is presented as pain associated with biting and sensitivity. Intracanal medication with simvastatin stimulates hard tissue formation at crack line, and the tooth was functioning on the follow-ups.

Keywords: cracked tooth; intracanal medicament; simvastatin.

Publication types

Case Reports