Verticalaly root fracture in endodontically treated teeth: a review of 41 cases in civil hospital Quetta

ABSTRACT

We want to examine the various factors which caused vertical root fractures [VRF]. This a retrospective study in which we reviewed 41 case histories of vertical root fractures after canal treatment and various factors responsible for VRF. The average line to VRF was 5 years. this was not specifically affected by presence or absence of restoration but absence of restoration effects more on VRF. Teeth restored with amalgam significantly took longer period for VRF than restored with composite or bonded amalgam. Amalgam restorations are more prone to horizontal fractures or coronal fracture