PubMed ID (PMID): 21465006Pages 201-204, Language: EnglishKim, Sung Hyun / Tramontina, Vinicius Augusto / Papalexiou, Vula / Luczyszyn, Sonia Mara / Grassi, Maria Bibiana / Scarpim, Maria de Fatima / Tanaka, Orlando MotohiroA multidisciplinary treatment of a case of subgingival fracture in a maxillary anterior tooth is presented. This case report describes a simple method involving an interocclusal appliance and an elastic band for rapid orthodontic extrusion to reestablish biologic width. In addition, a simple technique for surgical recontouring following the coronal displacement of the gingival margin prior to restoration of fractured tooth is explained.
Keywords: biologic width, forced eruption, orthodontic extrusion