Pulpotomy and complicated crown fracture. Case report.
Pulpotomy and complicated crown fracture. An 11-year-old female patient sought care 4 days after suffering a fall at school...
Uncomplicated crown fracture. Case report.
An 11-year-old female patient with a history of falling came to the office complaining of a fractured tooth. The caregivers brought the...
Dental trauma. Uncomplicated crown-root fracture.
A 15-year-old male patient came to the clinic complaining of a fractured tooth and reporting trauma while playing sports 15 days ago.
Root fracture in lower molar
Patient indicated for endodontic treatment of tooth 45 with restorative purpose, reported pain when chewing and touching tooth 46. In the clinical examination it was observed prosthetic crown in that tooth besides gingival recession and pain to percussion and palpation. Radiographic examination revealed images consistent with a root fracture: fracture line in the furcation, a ¨J¨ image in the distal root and an enlarged image of the distal canal. The diagnosis was therefore a root fracture and the patient was referred for tooth extraction.