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Orthodontic movement of a horizontally fractured tooth: a case report.

Erdemir A, Ungor M, Erdemir EO

Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey. erdemirali@hotmail.com

Intra-alveolar root fractures are relatively uncommon, and sometimes may be healed without treatment. Diagnosis of intra-alveolar root fracture is frequently made by exclusion of clinical signs of other traumatic injury, and by radiographic examination with films taken at different tube angulations. This case report presents a horizontal root fractured tooth that was healed satisfactory without treatment and moved orthodontically after prolonged time from trauma.

Published 6 May 2005 in Dent Traumatol, 21(3): 160-4.
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