Prosthetic rehabilitation of a mandibular root amputated molar using single crown

• Main Authors: Azam Sadat Mostafavi, Seyed Mehran Falahchai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
• Series: The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society
• Subjects: Furcation involvement; prosthetic rehabilitation; root amputation
• Online Access: http://www.j-ips.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4052;year=2017;volume=17;issue=4;spage=412;epage=416;aulast=Mostafavi

In teeth with furcation involvement, root amputation is one of the treatment choices. A challenge which a dentist may encounter with is the prosthetic treatment of such teeth when their adjacent teeth are intact. According to the current goal of operative dentistry based on conservative treatment, it would be desirable to do in a manner resulting in minimal damage to the adjacent sound teeth. In the following case report, a step-by-step conservative treatment sequences of a mandibular molar with distal root amputation which not involving surrounding teeth is described. During 18 months follow-up, the results were satisfactory.