True vertical tooth root fracture: Case report and review

• Main Authors: U Bhaskar, A Logani, Naseem Shah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
• Series: Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
• Subjects: Misdiagnosis; periodontal defects; vertical root fracture
• Online Access: http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2011;volume=2;issue=3;spage=265;epage=268;aulast=Bhaskar

It is important for the clinician not only to gather as much information about a case as possible, but also to be able to correctly interpret the data to arrive at an accurate diagnosis. Occasionally, a case presents with symptoms that might be suggestive of a condition; however, the final diagnosis may be totally different. This paper reports on an interesting case of a true vertical root fracture, in an intact maxillary molar in a 55-year-old man. The case was misdiagnosed and treated as a periodontal defect for over two months. The paper discusses the various causes and diagnostic dilemmas of root fractures.