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Management of ankylosed teeth using the decoronation technique: integrative literature review and case report
Eustáquio Afonso Araújo1, Gabriel Ferreira Pessoa Carvalho Miranda2
1Emeritus professor, Department of Orthodontics, Saint Louis University (St. Louis/MO, USA). Adjunct professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh/PA, USA). Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil).
Introduction:
The decoronation technique has been described in literature since 1984 and, based on the available results, it can lead to considerable benefits for the repair and rehabilitation of ankylosed teeth. Based on these reports, one could expect that this procedure would be well known by the dental community. However, this fact does not seem to be true, and this procedure is not widely used.
Methods:
The objective of this paper is to present appropriate literature that discusses decoronation and evaluate the perspectives of the procedure, both in relation to the technique and the long-term benefits for the patient. An integrative literature review at PubMed, ScieELO, and Lilacs databases was performed using the keywords "decoronation", "ridge preservation decoronation", "decoronation ankylosis". In addition, a case report will be presented to demonstrate the technique in a systematic and detailed manner.
Results:
Considering the inclusion criteria, 27 articles that present consistency regarding decoronation were selected.
Conclusion:
There is scarce availability of scientific works related to the topic, to corroborate and discuss the technique. The present paper reinforces the benefits of this procedure, and revisit decoronation, attempting to provide a possible treatment for ankylosed teeth in growing patients.
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