A permanent maxillary central incisor has a horizontal root fracture in the middle third and a mobile, displaced coronal fragment. After the fragment is repositioned, how long should it be splinted with a passive, flexible splint?

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    4 weeks

  • 1 week

  • 2 weeks

  • 12 weeks

This question is one of 15 in AFK practice: Oral surgery, trauma and orofacial pain. Test yourself on all of them.

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  • IADT guidelines recommend stabilizing the coronal segment of a middle- or apical-third root fracture with a passive, flexible splint for 4 weeks. Only cervical-third fractures may need longer splinting, up to 4 months.

    Source: IADT Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries: 1. Fractures and Luxations (2020) link — oneguy

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