Orthodontic movement of a horizontally fractured tooth: a case report

Erdemir, Ali/0000-0003-1140-3887WOS: 000228963600009PubMed: 15876328Intra-alveolar root fractures are relatively uncommon, and sometimes may be healed without treatment. Diagnosis of intra-alveolar root fracture is frequently made by exclusion of clinical signs of other traumatic injury, and by radiographic examination with films taken at different tube angulations. This case report presents a horizontal root fractured tooth that was healed satisfactory without treatment and moved orthodontically after prolonged time from trauma