Conservative treatment of an ankylosed tooth after delayed replantation: a case report

Authors: Díaz, Jaime Andrés¹; Sandoval, Hector Paulo¹; Pineda, Patricia Irene¹; Junod, Pablo Antonio²

Source: Dental Traumatology, Volume 23, Number 5, October 2007 , pp. 313-317(5)

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Abstract:

Díaz JA, Sandoval HP, Pineda PI, Junod PA. Conservative treatment of an ankylosed tooth after delayed replantation: a case report.Dent Traumatol 2006; 00: 00-00. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2006. Abstract -

An 8-year-old boy sustained avulsion of his upper right maxillary central incisor and lateral luxation of his upper left maxillary incisors. Subsequently, the upper right maxillary central incisor developed replacement resorption, and both upper left maxillary incisors developed pulpal canal obliteration. In the ankylosed tooth, decoronation procedure was performed, and in the 44-month follow-up period the involved alveolar site showed vertical apposition of bone and continuing replacement resorption. Decoronation is a surgical procedure that allows preservation of the bone volume for the future, avoiding aesthetic disturbances and more aggressive treatments in cases where other therapeutic alternatives are not feasible.

Keywords: decoronation; ankylosis

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.2006.00463.x

Affiliations: 1: Dental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco 2: Private Practice, Temuco, Chile

Publication date: 2007-10-01