Endodontic treatment of dental formation anomalies
Purpose: Dental fusion is defined as the union of two dental germs at some stage of their development. The aim of this article is to report the endodontic treatment of two clinical cases of dental fusion. Case description: In the first case, the patient was referred by an orthodontist for endodontic...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista odonto ciência (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/6682 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/fo/article/view/6682 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Diagnosis differential dental pulp Endodontics fused teeth tooth supernumerary Endodontic treatment Diagnóstico diferencial dentes fusionados Endodontia polpa dentária dente supranumerário Tratamento endodôntico |
| Sumario: | Purpose: Dental fusion is defined as the union of two dental germs at some stage of their development. The aim of this article is to report the endodontic treatment of two clinical cases of dental fusion. Case description: In the first case, the patient was referred by an orthodontist for endodontic treatment of tooth 12, which was fused to 13. Surgical separation and later replacement of the involved elements in the dental arch was indicated. In the second case, the patient sought dental attendance due to spontaneous pain. In the radiographic exam, gemination in tooth 11 and fusion of 21 with a supernumerary tooth was observed. The fused teeth were endodontically treated, and patients were referred to other dental specialties to reestablish esthetics and function. Conclusion: The dentist must be able to diagnose, differentiate and treat these dental anomalies adequately, with the goal of maintaining patients’ oral health. |
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