Root fracture permanent tooth
Presentation
Tooth #9 (FDI 1.1) with crown color change. History of trauma 5 years ago.
Patient Data
Age: 50
Gender: Male
From the case:
Root fracture permanent tooth
CT
CBCT
Tooth #9 (FDI 1.1) with a radiolucent horizontal line in the union of coronal and middle root thirds.
From the case:
Root fracture permanent tooth
Annotated image
CBCT
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Lateral
Lateral, coronal and axial views.
Case Discussion
Root fractures can be classified by the third of the root (apical, middle, cervical), angle (vertical, horizontal, oblique) and luxation (with displacement, w/o displacement).
With intraoral radiographs, two projections are necessary.
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