Management Strategies of the Unsalvageable Tooth

From Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2006 | Pages 7-12

Authors

Alvin BK Yeo

BDS, MS, Cert (Periodontology)

Registrar, Department of Restorative Dentistry (Periodontics Unit), National Dental Centre, Singapore

Articles by Alvin BK Yeo

Christina BC Cheok

BDS

Dental Officer, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre, Singapore

Articles by Christina BC Cheok

Abstract

A tooth is deemed unsalvageable when it can no longer be preserved for use of function or aesthetic purposes. If proper treatment planning is done, tooth extraction can be performed with adjunctive procedures, to provide a more predictable restorative outcome for the patient. This review paper summarizes the possible treatment strategies available for the management of a tooth with a poor prognosis, so as to manage the patient better before the restorative treatment phase commences.

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