Using fenestration technique: to treat a large dentigerous cyst
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A simple surgical technique appears to be effective in treating children with dentigerous cysts. Surgeons drained the fluid from a dentigerous cyst in an 8-year-old child, removed the affected baby teeth, opened up a window to the cyst beneath these teeth, and inserted a drain tube. The patient flushed the drain tube twice daily with saline. Spacers were placed in the exposed teeth's spaces. Ten months after surgery there was evidence of new bone growth and healthy permanent tooth growth.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1997
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Combining reconstructive and regenerative therapies: a case report
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The case of a 32-year-old woman illustrates that a combination of reconstructive and regenerative therapies can save a tooth that would otherwise be extracted. She had had surgery to correct a malocclusion, which injured one of her teeth, causing periodontitis and exposure of a previous root canal. Surgeons treated the root with tetracycline and then used glass ionomer cement, a bone graft and polytetrafluorethyline membrane to save the tooth.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1997
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Managing incomplete tooth fracture
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Detailed instructions are provided for detecting and treating incomplete tooth fractures, both oblique and vertical. Flowcharts for managing both types of fracture are included.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2000
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