Decoronation of ankylosed anterior teeth in children and adolescents as a method for preservation of the alveolar ridge

Trauma to the permanent dentition is a common event especially in children and adolescents.

Dentoalveolar ankylosis of a tooth after sever dental injury is a serious complication in growing children. The ankylosed root is continuously resorbed and replaced by bone, and an infra-position of the damaged tooth will develop. The normal alveolar development will be disrupted, and prosthetic treatment will be compromised.

Decoronation is a treatment option in this cases that allows preservation of the alveolar ridge and adequate future prosthetic rehabilitation.