TOOTH FRACTURE

Course overview

TOOTH FRACTURE USUALLY OCCURS DUE TO TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO THE TEETH AND ORAL STRUCTURES. THE PREDOMINANT CLINICAL FEATURES ARE SENSITIVITY AND PAIN IN THE FRACTURED TEETH. THE TOOTH FRACTURES INVOLVING THE PULP MAY DEVELOP PERIAPICAL LESION, WHICH REQUIRES RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT OF TOOTH FRACTURES INCLUDES THE RESTORATION OF THE FRACTURED TOOTH OR ROOT CANAL TREATMENT IN FRACTURED TEETH WITH PERIAPICAL LESIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TOOTH FRACTURES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF CLINICIANS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TOOTH FRACTURES.