Clinical Update Vol. 26, No. 2

by: U.S. Navy. Naval Postgraduate Dental School

Publication date: 2004-02

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: Tooth Avulsion, Tooth Replantation

Collection: usnavybumedhistoryoffice; medicalheritagelibrary

Language: English

Avulsed permanent teeth - new treatment guidelines
Lieutenant Sherma Saif, DC, USNR, and Commander Patricia A. Tordik, DC, USN

Introduction
Approximately 0.5-16% of traumatic injuries to the permanent anterior dentition result in tooth avulsion. When replantation occurs within 20 minutes or if the avulsed tooth is placed in a suitable storage medium until a dentist can replant the tooth, chance for successful treatment of the tooth is maximized. The purpose of this Clinical Update is to review treatment objectives and recent revisions in managing avulsed permanent teeth from the “Recommended Guidelines of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) for the Treatment of Traumatic Dental Injuries".