OBJECTIVE: To present and discuss a case of child who sustained a complicated crown fracture, with the lost portion of tooth embedded in his lower lip. RESULTS: Tooth fragment was surgically removed and successfully reattached to the tooth using acid etch and dentin bonding resin technique.

this report describes a case of an eight years old girl who was treated for complicated crown fracture of right maxillary central incisor because of a sport accident. for the tooth total pulpotomy was performed in order to achieve apexogenesis and the tooth was restored with a composite resin. the patient was reviewed over 10 years. at first the tooth showed continued root development and compl...

This case report describes the management of a crown-root fractured maxillary right central incisor and a crown fractured maxillary left central incisor using two different techniques. A complex procedure was designed to manage this case including orthodontic extrusion to move the fracture line above the alveolar bone and surgical recontouring of the altered gingival margin. Finally, the right ...

Complicated crown-root fracture of maxillary central and lateral incisors is common in case of severe trauma or sports-related injury. It happens because of their anterior positioning in oral cavity and protrusive eruptive pattern. On their first dental visit, these patients are in pain and need emergency care. Because of impaired function, esthetics, and phonetics, such patients are quite appr...

Complicated crown-root fractures account for a small percentage of traumatic dental injuries seen in children; however, management of these injuries can be very challenging to clinicians. Factors such as complexity of the injury, patient's age and dentition stage, patient's cooperation, and parental demands may have some bearing on the type of treatment undertaken and its outcomes. In some chil...