Cracked tooth syndrome- a review

Author: 
Dr. Mini K. John, Dr. Mridula Parameshwaran, Dr. Vidhya S., Dr. Sreeja, S., Dr. Kiran and Dr. Sudheer Prabhu

Cracked Tooth Syndrome is a common condition. In a major percent of cases etiology is primarily the after effect of a dental procedure .The patient is often unable to identify the offending tooth or quadrant involved, and may report a history of a dental procedure with unsatisfactory results. Clinicians need to have a thorough understanding regarding this concept to mitigate the commencement of crack propagation in tooth after a restorative procedure. This article is a comprehensive literature review about the incidence, prevalence, etiology and pathogenesis of CTS from contemporarily available data.

Paper No: 
134