International Journal of Dentistry Research 2022; 7(1): 9-11 DOI:10.31254/dentistry.2022.7103
Split and Salvage- A case of vertically fractured mandibular molar
Kunnel Apoorva1 , Chigurupati Swetha2 , Surya Prasanna Jammula3 , Umrana Faizuddin4
1. Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontics, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad-500060, Telangana, India
2. Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderaba-500060, Telangana, India
3. Professor, Department of Periodontics, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad-500060, Telangana, India
4. Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad-500060, Telangana, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 17th February, 2022 / Accepted: 27th March, 2022 / Published : 30th April, 2022
Endodontically treated teeth which are left unrestored prosthetically are more susceptible to fractures. Such teeth are usually given a poor prognosis and indicated for extraction. But in conditions where the tooth is periodontally sound, various resective procedures are attempted at saving the tooth and retaining it. Bicuspidization is one such procedure which essentially bisects the tooth into 2 parts. In the present case, a molar with a vertical fracture line involving the furcation was managed by bicuspidization and subsequently rehabilitated.
Vertical Fracture, Mandibular Molar, Bicuspidization.
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Apoorva K, Swetha C, Jammula SP, Faizuddin U. Split and Salvage – A case of vertically fractured mandibular molar. Int J Dent Res 2022; 7(1):9-11. doi: 10.31254/dentistry.2022.7103
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