Friday, July 30, 2010

Dental Did You Know: The Healing Rate of Root Fractures

Hi everyone,

When pulp vitality is maintained, root fractures heal spontaneously in 70-80% of cases.

Source: Gen Dent 57: 442-443, 2009

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100