Otro
Tooth separation: A risk-free procedure?
Registro en:
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. New York: Mosby-elsevier, v. 142, n. 3, p. 402-405, 2012.
0889-5406
10.1016/j.ajodo.2011.06.048
WOS:000308374500018
0000-0003-2386-842X
Autor
Monini, Andre da Costa
Guimaraes, Murilo de Sousa
Gandini Júnior, Luiz Gonzaga
Santos-Pinto, Lourdes Aparecida Martins dos
Hebling, Josimeri
Resumen
This article reports the case of a 12-year-old patient with tooth extrusion, pain, gingival bleeding, and localized periodontitis near the maxillary second premolar. Despite probing and radiographic examination, it was not possible to establish the etiology. Tooth extraction was indicated because of the severe tooth mobility and extrusion. Curettage of the tooth socket revealed a rubber separator. Preventive approaches are suggested to avoid iatrogenesis and legal problems. (Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012; 142:402-5)