A commercially available obturation material may better at preventing vertical root fractures than gutta-percha, according to a new systematic review that looked at vertical root fracture incidence in ...

Finding vertical root fractures can be tricky. As digital imaging technology improves, clinicians and researchers are fine-tuning the best approach for radiographically detecting vertical root ...

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A split tooth is usually the result of a fracture that hasn’t been treated. There is a chance the tooth must be removed entirely. Vertical root fractures. This type of major fracture seems to ...

separating a section of the tooth Vertical root fracture: Cracks begin in the root and move up toward the chewing surface Decayed teeth are weaker and so will easily fracture Teeth ...

Background: The study investigated the fracture resistance of root-filled maxillary premolars with class II cavities restored by different restorations. Methods: A total of 55 intact maxillary ...

This in vitro study investigated the fracture resistance of root-filled maxillary premolars restored with different materials, including direct resin composite, glass-fiber reinforced resin ...