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Preoperative view showing fractured 21
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F1
A 10 years old male patient presented to our department with dental trauma that had occurred 1 week back resulting in coronal fracture of the left upper central incisor (Fig. 1).
Preoperative radiograph showing oblique fracture line and arrested apical root development
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F2
No symptoms were reported by the patient but on clinical assessment, electrical pulp testing yielded negative results and radiographic assess-ment at the 6 months recall visit showed the apical root development of the tooth to be arrested (Fig. 2).
Working length determination
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F3
Access cavity preparation was done for the tooth under rubber dam and working length was determined by the radiographic method (Fig. 3).
Biodentine available in the form of powder capsule and distilled water ampule
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F4
Biodentine is an inorganic non-metallic compound presented in the form of a capsulated powder and a liquid twist cap bottle (Fig. 4).
Apical barrier induction with Biodentine
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F5
After verifying that the material was hard-set, the thickness of the apical barrier and adaptation of the material to the dentinal walls was confirmed radiographically (Fig. 5).
Intraoral periapical view showing obturation of the canal with gutta-percha
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F6
Obturation of the canal was done with gutta-percha using the lateral condensation technique (Fig. 6).
Intraoral view showing crown cutting for full coverage prosthesis
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F7
Crown preparation was done (Fig. 7) and a full coverage acrylic crown was luted into place using resin-modified glass ionomer cement (Fig. 8).