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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 1 | Page : 34-37 |
Treatment of crown dilaceration: An interdisciplinary approach
P Subramaniam1, P Naidu2
1 Professor and Head of the Department, The Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Center, Bommanahalli, Bangalore, India
2 Post Graduate Student, The Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Center, Bommanahalli, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
P Subramaniam
The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Center, Bommanahalli, Bangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.60479
Trauma to primary teeth can result in a wide range of disturbances to the underlying permanent teeth, such as dilaceration. Root dilacerations occur more commonly than crown dilacerations. This paper is a report of an 11-year-old girl with a missing maxillary left anterior tooth. Past history revealed premature loss of primary maxillary anterior teeth due to trauma. Radiographic examination revealed crown dilaceration of permanent maxillary left central incisor. An interdisciplinary approach in the management of this child is presented herewith.
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