Document Type : Case Reports

Abstract

Introdution: Teeth with trauma or defects in the cervical third of the root, which need crown, posea complex dental treatment. In these cases, forced eruption allows crown margins to be placed onsound tooth structure. Two methods are suggested for forced eruption: One with and the otherwithout using orthodontic brackets, which both have limitations. The purpose of this article wasintroducing a new designed appliance for forced eruption without brackets by using FRC.Case report: The case was a 25 years old woman with upper right central crown fracture whoreferred to dental school for forced eruption. After endodontic therapy and cementation of a metalhook in the root, an appliance was designed with orthodontic wire and Fiber Reinforced Compositefor forced eruption. The appliance was attached to adjacent teeth and a composite veneer wasproduced with composite and attached to this fiber for esthetic reasons during treatment course. Byelastic forces from this appliance to root hook, forced eruption was accomplished in 29 dayssuccessfully and treatment finished after periodontal and prosthetic treatments after 14 weekshealing period. This designed appliance which is simple and successful provides acceptableesthetics during treatment and avoids orthodontic brackets.Key words: Forced eruption, Composite resins, Orthodontic wire