Author/Authors :
Kheirabadi, Nasir Department of Endodontics - Faculty of Dentistry - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Parirokh, Masoud Endodontology Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , Fereidooni, Rahim Endodontic Department - School of Dentistry - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , Manochehrifard, Hamed Oral & Dental Diseases Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Abstract :
Dental trauma is one of the most common childhood incidents that leads to the damage or loss of deciduous and permanent teeth. One of the most challenging types of dental trauma is horizontal root fracture (HRF). In this case report, a central maxillary incisor with horizontal root fracture had been treated by the conservative approach of splinting the tooth and follow-up. In the initial evaluation, the tooth had a normal appearance and did not respond to either the cold test or electric pulp tester. After 4 weeks, the tooth was sensitive to the cold test; however, showed discolouration. After 4 months, discolouration disappeared and the tooth had a positive response to pulp sensibility tests. The tooth remained asymptomatic with a positive response to pulp sensitivity tests up to 15 months following the treatment.
Keywords :
Trauma , Pulp Vitality , Horizontal Root Fracture , Discolouration
