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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Hemisection: A conservative management of periodontally involved molar tooth in a young patient
Prashant Babaji1, Tarun Sihag2, Vishwajit Rampratap Chaurasia3, Sivaramalingam Senthilnathan4
1 Department of Pedodontics, Sharavathi Dental College, Shimoga, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Pedodontics, Vyas Dental College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
3 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KLE Dental College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Periodontology, Rajas Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Prashant Babaji
Department of Pedodontics, Vyas Dental College, Jodhpur - 342 001, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149212
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Hemisection is sectioning of multi-rooted teeth with its crown portion, with the loss of periodontal attachment and is performed to retain the original tooth structure and attain the fixed prosthodontic prosthesis. We describe hemisection of a mandibular molar tooth followed by adequate restoration in a young patient. |
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