The clinical effect of endodontical therapy in the treatment of cracked teeth with different crack depth / 实用口腔医学杂志

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of endodontic therapy and full crown restoration in the treatment of cracked teeth. Methods:The trace and depth of 50 cracked teeth were carefully examined under root canal microscope.According to the depth and scope of the cracks,the cracked teeth were classficated into the degree of Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ,treated endodontically and restored with full crown.Results:During 1 year follow-up,34 cases showed successful effect,5 progressive,1 1 failure.The general effectiveness rate was 78.0%.The effectiveness rate of group Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ was 93.3%,82.1 % and 28.6% respectively.Group Ⅰand Ⅱ vs Ⅲ,P 0.05.Conclusion:The treatment effect of cracked teeth is closely related to the depth and scope of cracks.