SURGICAL EXTRUSION OF INTRUDED IMMATURE PERMANENT INCISORS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

This report presents a case of intrusive luxation of immature maxillar y central incisors with concomitant uncomplicated crown fractures in a n 8-year-old boy. The intruded teeth with open apices were repositione d with surgical extrusion and endodontically treated through use of ca lcium hydroxide paste. Six months after initiation of apexification, d efinitive apical stops had formed. The canals were then permanently ob turated, and the crowns were restored with composite resin. Clinical a nd radiographic examination 24 months after the surgical extrusion rev ealed satisfactory apical healing and healthy supporting tissues.