Dental, Fractured Tooth: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

tooth fracture, broken tooth, traumatized maxillary teeth, postnormal occlusion, overjet, short upper lip, incompetent lip, mouth breathing, maxillofacial injuries, maxillofacial fractures, Ellis classification, Ellis I fractures, Ellis II fractures, Ellis III fractures, chipped tooth, chipped teeth, root fractures, dentoalveolar fractures, malocclusion, dental displacement, maxillary fractures, mandibular fractures, Panorex, zinc oxide, calcium hydroxide paste, Dycal, bone wax, Ethicon, gutta-percha filling, partial pulpotomy, tetanus prophylaxis

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Author

Lynnus F Peng, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of California at Irvine; Chairman of Anesthesia, Department of Surgery, St Jude Medical Center at Fullerton
Lynnus F Peng, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Society of Anesthesiologists
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A Antoine Kazzi, MD, Chair and Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
A Antoine Kazzi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine
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Willard Peng, MS, Doctor of Dental Surgery Candidate, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Southern California
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Caleb Cheng, University of California at San Diego
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Medical Editor

Michael Glick, DMD, Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, New Jersey Dental School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Michael Glick, DMD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral Medicine and American Dental Association
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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Mark W Fourre, MD, Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont School of Medicine
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John D Halamka, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, Program Director, Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center
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