Moreover, the palatal root is incidentally found to be have fractured (Fig.3,5 *), in the same manner as the tooth #15. Bone loss and root fracture are related to bruxism. Since the tooth #32 is present, an immediate implant could have been placed at #1 to reduce #2 occlusal load (Fig.4).
Bruxism Last Next Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 12/30/2019, last revision 01/01/2020