Different Approaches to the Treatment of Anterior Tooth Fractures: Three Clinical Cases and Behavior Report.

ABSTRACT

Fractures of the anterior teeth are a common form of dental trauma. This article includes three case reports of uncomplicated fractures of upper anterior teeth in which collaborators had different treatment protocols. The choice of the treatment method is based on the direction of the specific clinical case and the clinical findings. Of great importance to the treatment approach are the measures taken by the patient to preserve the fractured fragment, the age of the fracture, and the time available to patients and clinicians. When the fractured fragment is available and is well-preserved, the best approach is to fix it to the crown of the tooth. This protocol is extremely fast and inexpensive, with minimal potential for problems in esthetics and function. In the absence of the fractured fragment, the treatment approaches are different, as described in cases 2 and 3. If the patient or the clinician is unable to make a repeat visit, the restoration is carried out using a freehand technique. Protocols involving fracture repair using composite materials are more labor-intensive. Esthetic complications are often observed, which may be due to wrong determined shade, loss of luster, and change over the years in the color of the restoration, as well as fracture of the restoration. With advances in dentistry, these disadvantages have been minimized.