<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Macrodontic tooth (in Latin: macrodens) is an anomaly of the structure of a tooth; it usually refers to the medial upper incisors, and is usually the cause of malocclusion in the anterior jaw. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of therapeutic management of a macrodontic tooth. The orthodontic treatment as well as conservative and endodontic treatment of the macrodontic tooth was applied to dental defects resulting from the presence of a macrodontic tooth. Determining precise objectives and their implementation in collaboration with the patient makes obtaining satisfactory functional and aesthetic effect possible.</p></abstract>

Macrodontic tooth (in Latin: macrodens) is an anomaly of the structure of a tooth; it usually refers to the medial upper incisors, and is usually the cause of malocclusion in the anterior jaw. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of therapeutic management of a macrodontic tooth. The orthodontic treatment as well as conservative and endodontic treatment of the macrodontic tooth was applied to dental defects resulting from the presence of a macrodontic tooth. Determining precise objectives and their implementation in collaboration with the patient makes obtaining satisfactory functional and aesthetic effect possible.

Therapeutic management of macrodontic tooth

Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

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Macrodontic tooth (in Latin: macrodens) is an anomaly of the structure of a tooth; it usually refers to the medial upper incisors, and is usually the cause of...

Therapeutic management of macrodontic tooth

Published Online: Nov 25, 2014

Page range: 105 - 107

Received: Jul 01, 2014

Accepted: Jul 15, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2014-0024

Keywords
dental anomalies, macrodontic tooth, orthodontic treatment

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Therapeutic management of macrodontic tooth

Published Online: Nov 25, 2014

Page range: 105 - 107

Received: Jul 01, 2014

Accepted: Jul 15, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2014-0024

Keywordsdental anomalies, macrodontic tooth, orthodontic treatment

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
dental anomalies, macrodontic tooth, orthodontic treatment