Parental behavior regarding traumatically avulsed teeth: case reports
Barreira, A.Kelly.; Gotze, G.da.Rosa.; Primo, L.Salignac.de.Souza.Guimaraes.; Maia, L.Cople.
General Dentistry 56(2): 177-181
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0363-6771 PMID: 18348377 Document Number: 624576
The prognosis for an avulsed tooth depends primarily on appropriate emergency management, which usually must be provided by lay people prior to the child's initial dental contact. As immediate replantation is considered the best therapy for an avulsed tooth in permanent dentition, parents should be made aware of first aid procedures for this situation. This article describes three cases involving avulsed teeth in children and discusses the parents' approaches concerning emergency procedures.