message board Case in Progress: Salvaging a Molar Where most docs would see an obvious extraction and implant case, this Townie dared to restore ... with great results dr costco Member Since: 07/02/09 Post: 1 of 81 A patient came in at the end of the day with a broken tooth. It happened the night before while eating a steak. Told me, " It hurts. " So, she's been avoiding it. " Can you fi x it? " MO amalgam fractured out. Noticed a little crack running along the floor. Patient anesthetized so we can explore ... buccal segment mobile. Freed up the soft-tissue attachment and removed fragment. Pulp chamber was exposed. Here is the fragment. Nice chunk of MB root and smaller sliver of DB root came with it. Bloody mess. 38 DECEMBER 2020 // dentaltown.com DT1220_MB2_Molar.indd 38 11/17/20 3:19 PMhttp://www.dentaltown.com