What is bicuspidization?

Bisection or bicuspidization is the separation of mesial and distal roots of mandibular molars along with their coronal portion, where both segments are then retained indi- vidually (2,3).

What is intentional replantation?

Background: Intentional replantation is extraction of a tooth to do extraoral root canal therapy, curettage of apical lesion when present, and its replacement in its socket.

What is furcation involvement?

1. Furcation is the anatomical area where the roots divide. Therefore, furcation defect (also called furcation involvement) refers to bone loss at the branching point of the roots. Furcation can only be present on multi-rooted teeth, not single-rooted teeth.

What is Hemisection in dentistry?

Hemisection is sectioning of multi-rooted teeth with its crown portion, with the loss of periodontal attachment and is performed to retain the original tooth structure and attain the fixed prosthodontic prosthesis. We describe hemisection of a mandibular molar tooth followed by adequate restoration in a young patient.

How is internal root resorption treated?

Treatment for internal resorption includes root canal therapy, followed by restoration. Considering that vital pulp tissue is necessary for resorption, root canal therapy will stop the resorption. The chemical cleaning aspect of root canal therapy typically involves using various concentrations of sodium hypochlorite.

Can teeth be reimplanted?

If you couldn’t store your tooth in a moist liquid, your dentist may still reimplant it. For the best chance of success, they can usually only reinsert a tooth within an hour of loss. If your tooth dries out too much, the periodontal ligament (the joint that attaches the root of your tooth to your bone) may die.

Can teeth be replanted?

Tooth replantation is a form of restorative dentistry in which an avulsed or luxated tooth is reinserted and secured into its socket through a combination of dental procedures. The purposes of tooth replantation is to resolve tooth loss and preserve the natural landscape of the teeth.

How are furcations measured?

To measure the depth of furcation involvement, a straight probe, like the UNC-15 probe with 1 mm markings, is inserted into the periodontal pocket along the root surface to locate the initial fluting of the furcation.