CLINICAL EFFORTS FOR TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT IN TOOTH FRAGMENTATION

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 2002;29(1):125-131.
Published online February 28, 2002.

CLINICAL EFFORTS FOR TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT IN TOOTH FRAGMENTATION

초기 영구 전치 파절시의 치아 재부착술의 임상 증례

최성철, 이긍호, 최영철

경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실

Abstract

When a tooth is fracture with the pulp exposure, and if a fragment is large enough to save, reattachment of the fragment would be a choice of treatment and reattachment of the fragment provides several advantages over other forms of dental restoration following crown fracture. For the purpose of tooth reattachment, it is important to preserve the sound enamel around fracture area. For young patients, tooth reattachment has more advantages in the sense that they recover faster and that it enables other treatments at the same time. Through the continuous advancement in adhesion technology and the effort for aestheticism, various reattachment methods have been practiced and more efforts are considered necessary. The presented cases are that we had practiced in our department in Kyung Hee Medical center, I may address that fragmentation has been successfully done with aesthetically fine results, and no pathologic changes were found in short term follow-ups.

Key Words: Fracture, Pulp exposure, Fragmentation