Loss or fracture of a tooth and/or supporting bone and tissue due to trauma; can result in shifting of remaining teeth, loss of teeth, loss of alveolar bone, and displaced or nonunio...
Assess airway, breathing, and circulation (ABC).
Determine mechanism of injury, time of injury, associated injuries.
Multiple fracture and luxation types that result in different healin...
Primary goal of reimplantation/repositioning is to protect periodontal ligament; tooth pulp may die, but tooth can be treated ...
Restrict use of pacifiers if dental injuries are involved.
Ellis III fractures in chil...
Dental trauma guide: https://dentaltraumaguide.org. Accessed July 19, 2021.
Sievers K, Clark MB, Douglass AB, et al. Smiles for Life: A Nat...
S02.5XXA Fracture of tooth (traumatic), init for clos fx
S02.5XXB Fracture of tooth (traumatic), init encntr for open fracture
K08.119 Complete loss of teeth due to trauma, unspecified class
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Do not reimplant primary teeth.
Avulsed permanent teeth are a medical emergency. Reimplant permanent teeth ASAP.
Milk is the best (and most widely available) transport medium; Hank solut...
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