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Traumatic injuries are not uncommon in dental practice. They are one of the principal causes of emergency treatment, especially when trauma is associated with anterior teeth. The consequences of dental trauma involves tooth structure loss that can be associated with pain, discomfort, appearance concern and a negative psychological impact on the patient. Management of patients with fractured endodontically-treated crowned teeth may require immediate temporary management. In cases when the tooth is restorable, the tooth may require further treatments, like re-endodontic treatment, crown lengthening or orthodontic extrusion, to expose the fractured margin and establish a ferrule. Hence, the described technique can be successfully applied to establish aesthetics and coronal seal during the course of treatment. Meanwhile, in cases when the tooth is non-salvageable, it will require extraction. However, the patient may hope to retain the tooth because, psychologically, he/she is not yet prepared to accept an extraction. Hence, appropriate temporization becomes important.
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