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KMID : 1144020160120020072
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Journal of Korean Association for Disability and Oral Health
2016 Volume.12 No. 2 p.72 ~ p.76
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TREATMENT OF AN IMMATURE, TRAUMATIZED PERMANENT TOOTH OF A PATIENT WITH CEREBRAL PALSY : A CASE REPORT
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Heo Seon-Jae
Shin Teo-Jeon
Hyun Hong-Keun
Kim Jung-Wook
Jang Ki-Taeg
Lee Sang-Hoon
Kim Chong-Chul
Kim Young-Jae
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Abstract
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Traumatic dental injury (TDI) is a common problem in children and adolescent. The prevalence of dental trauma among children with disability as compared to healthy children. The TDI of an immature permanent tooth can lead to the loss of pulp vitality and arrested root development. Traditionally, the treatment of choice for necrotic immature tooth is apexification, which is induction of hard tissue barrier at the apex to produce more favorable conditions for conventional root canal filling.
This case report describes the treatment of a necrotic immature permanent central incisor with complicated crown fracture. The patient had multiple disabilities (cerebral palsy, congenital heart disease, developmental delay, and gait disturbance) and suffered from She was suffered from repetitive traumatic injury. Apexification and resin restoration was performed under general anesthesia, and favorable clinical results were achieved.
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KEYWORD
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Traumatic dental injury, Apexification, Cerebral palsy
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