Classification of tooth fractures

Tooth fractures may involve enamel, dentin, or pulp and may occur in the crown or the root.

PDL: periodontal ligament.

Reproduced with permission from: McTigue DJ. Managing traumatic injuries in the young permanent dentition. In: Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through adolescence, 3rd ed, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia 1999. Copyright © 1999 W.B. Saunders Co.

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