The clinical effects analysis of incompletely fractured teeth on the old people

Objective:To investigate the clinical effects and analyze related influential factors of incompletely fractured teeth in the elder. Methods:44 incompletely fractured teeth were treated with five various methods, including 5 teeth by full crown restoration with vital pulp directly, 6 teeth by provisional crown restoration before root canal obturation and full crown restoration after root canal obturation, 25 teeth by occlusal adjustment largely and full crown restoration after root canal obturation, 6 teeth by post-and-core crown restoration, 2 teeth by post-and-core crown restoration after crown lengthening. Six months to five years follow-up results were evaluated. Results:The clinical successful rate was 84.1%. There were a lot of influential factors on the long term curative effect. The depth of fracture, the number of marginal ridge included by incompletely fracture and the depth of periodontal pocket affected the successful rate significantly. Conclusion:It is suggested that special measures taken to the fractured teeth with different level are the key of successful therapy.