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. 1986 Jan;61(1):113-7.
doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(86)90213-6.

Incompletely fractured teeth--a survey of endodontists

E H Maxwell, B V Braly, W S Eakle

Incompletely fractured teeth--a survey of endodontists

E H Maxwell et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1986 Jan.

Abstract

By means of questionnaires, 303 endodontists were asked about their experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of incompletely fractured teeth. The present article discloses the results relative to which teeth are most likely to fracture, which predisposing factors involve higher or lower risk, how endodontists prefer to treat root-fractured teeth, and the success rate they have had with them. The endodontists also reported the frequency of endodontic treatment failures attributable to root fractures. These results are discussed with respect to the potential implications for clinical dental practice.

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