A Clinical and Radiographic Study of Forced Eruption Technique in Treatment of Defects in Coronal One-Third of the Root

Document Type : original article

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Associate Professor and Head of Dept of Endodontics, Dental School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction:
Restoration of defects in coronal one-third of the root is difficult. Forced eruption is a procedure for treatment of these defects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical and radiographic aspects of this technique suggested by Simon.
Materials & Methods:
In this study 12 patients with defects in coronal  one-third of the root were selected and treated. The defects of the selected teeth were caries (2 patients), accidental perforation  (1 patient) and root fracture (9 patients).
Results:
The  clinical and radiographic results of this study showed that forced eruption technique suggested by Simon was successful in all patients.
Conclusion:
According to the above findings,  this technique can be used in treatment of defects in coronal one-third of the root.

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