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Apical fenestration and ectopic eruption - effects from trauma to primary tooth: a clinical case report
Thaisa Cezária Triches1, Leonardo Koerich Paula, Marcos Ximenes Filho
1Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. ttriches@ibest.com.br
Abstract:
The study describes a multidisciplinary treatment of fenestration in the apical of a primary maxillary right central incisor due a trauma and also its sequel, an ectopic eruption of the permanent maxillary right central incisor, on 7-year-old boy. Clinically, the primary tooth had an enamel and dentin fracture with no pulp exposure. There was an apical fenestration in the vestibular region, and the permanent tooth had an ectopic palatal eruption. The primary tooth was extracted, and for the physiological reposition of the permanent tooth, which was crossed with its antagonist, a Haas appliance was used for the rapid expansion of the maxilla for a period of 9 days.
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