OUTCOME OF TREATMENT OF HORIZONTAL ROOT FRACTURE USING THERMAFIL AND SURGICAL PROCEDURE: A CASE REPORT

This paper reports the endodontic retreatment of an upper left lateral incisor, which has received a direct trauma and has fractured horizontally on the middle third of the root. In order to avoid the use of axial forces, cleaning and shaping procedures were performed using an ultrasonic technique. The canal was surgically filled by means of a titanium Thermafil obturator with the purpose to stabilize and keep together the root fragments. After ten-year follow-up period, the absence of clinical signs and symptoms was evidenced as well as the radiographic normality