Management of fracture intra-radicular post with ultrasonic method

• Main Authors: Noor Hikmah, Nurhayaty Natsir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hasanuddin University 2016-06-01
• Series: Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
• Subjects: Intraradicular post fracture removal, Ultrasonic, Root canal treatment
• Online Access: http://jdmfs.org/index.php/jdmfs/article/view/86

Restoration in endodontic treated teeth are essential to the success of endodontic treatment. Endodonik treated teeth with less network structure, required stake intrarradikuler to increase retention and resistance. Intrarradikuler post with metal materials is one of the post are often used, if the retention and resistance intrarradikuler post used inadequate, will be the cause of fractures stake. One method used to remove the post fracture intrarradikuler is by ultrasonic methods. A 52 year old woman came to  Hasanuddin University Dental Hospital with complaints upper right front tooth was broken. Such teeth are never restored, and began to feel sick since two months ago. The results of radiographic examination showed tooth 13 had been treated and there is a fracture of the root canal intrarradikuler stake therein. To be able to restore the function of the teeth, necessary expenditure post fracture intrarradikuler using ultrasonic methods after that do the root canal treatment (retreatment) before re restored. The ultrasonic method can be an alternative way to remove postintraradikuler fracture.