Orthodontic reduction of a displaced alveolar fracture: a case study

Authors: Ella, Bruno¹; Devert, Nathalie²; Bardinet, Etienne²; Lauverjat, Yves¹; Pouget, Jacques³; Costa Noble, Reynald Da¹; Boileau, Marie-Josée²

Source: Dental Traumatology, Volume 25, Number 3, June 2009 , pp. 338-340(3)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

A 42-year-old woman had sustained a severe dental trauma with an alveolar fracture after an epileptic attack. A tooth block 31, 32, 33 and 34 was dislocated about 7 mm in buccal direction. Panoramic X-rays and CT-scan disclosed the alveolar fracture without total disjunction of the fragment. An orthodontic appliance was used to reduce the fracture with gentle forces during a 5-month period. Normal function was established and the teeth remained vital.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.2009.00784.x

Affiliations: 1: Periodontology and Implantology 2: Orthodontics 3: Buccal Pathology, Pellegrin Hospital, University Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France

Publication date: 2009-06-01