TY - JOUR
T1 - Medico-legal aspects of vertical root fractures in root filled teeth
AU - Rosen, E.
AU - Tsesis, I.
AU - Tamse, A.
AU - Bjørndal, L.
AU - Taschieri, S.
AU - Givol, N.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Aim To analyse the medico-legal aspects of vertical root fracture (VRF) following root canal treatment (RCT). Methodology A comprehensive search in a professional liability insurance database was conducted to retrospectively identify cases of VRF following RCT. The complaints were categorized as either financial risk bearing or financial nonrisk bearing, and related demographic, prosthetic and endodontic variables were analysed. Results Seventy-seven legal cases of patients with VRFs following RCT were identified. Most of the cases were either in premolars or in mandibular molar teeth (P
AB - Aim To analyse the medico-legal aspects of vertical root fracture (VRF) following root canal treatment (RCT). Methodology A comprehensive search in a professional liability insurance database was conducted to retrospectively identify cases of VRF following RCT. The complaints were categorized as either financial risk bearing or financial nonrisk bearing, and related demographic, prosthetic and endodontic variables were analysed. Results Seventy-seven legal cases of patients with VRFs following RCT were identified. Most of the cases were either in premolars or in mandibular molar teeth (P
KW - Medico-legal
KW - Vertical root fracture
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2011.01938.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2011.01938.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 21895703
AN - SCOPUS:83555164815
VL - 45
SP - 7
EP - 11
JO - International Endodontic Journal
JF - International Endodontic Journal
SN - 0143-2885
IS - 1
ER -