The decision to save or extract a natural tooth which has been compromised is one of the dilemmas of dental
practitioners, as well as the patients. Although there was a considerable effort to save the natural teeth in
the past, with the introduction of osseointegrated implants, there is a tendency to extract the compromised
teeth and replace them with implant-supported prosthesis. In this article, this important clinical decision is
investigated, and a successful restoration of a traumatized anterior tooth is presented.
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