Parental behavior regarding traumatically avulsed teeth: case reports

Gen Dent. 2008 Mar-Apr;56(2):177-81.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Dentition, Permanent
  • Emergencies / psychology
  • Female
  • First Aid / psychology*
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Incisor / injuries
  • Male
  • Mandible
  • Maxilla
  • Parents / psychology*
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Tooth Avulsion / therapy*
  • Tooth Replantation*