TRANSIENT APICAL BREAKDOWN: Here we present a case of a young healthy male who sustained facial trauma involving monkey bars and affecting tooth #9. He had subsequently had a splint placed at the ER to rectify a subluxation injury and was referred to our office for follow-up and necessary treatment. Upon initial evaluation, the tooth was still slightl symptomatic and tested negatively to pulp vitality testing. Additionally, there appeared to be a lesion on radiograph. As the traumatic incident was recent, we recommended that the tooth be re-evaluated at a future date (in this case 3 months) and instructed the […]
TRANSIENT APICAL BREAKDOWN
