Conservative management of horizontal root fractures-case series

ABSTRACT

Radicular fractures in permanent teeth are uncommon injuries among dental traumas, being only 0.5-7% of the cases. Root fractures occur mainly in the central [68%] and lateral [27%] maxillary incisors; in contrast, only 5% of root fractures are found in mandibular incisors [Caliskan and Pehlivan 1996]. This article presents a case series describing successful conservative management of middle third and incisal third root fractures of the maxillary central incisors