Eleven-year follow-up of tooth replantation.
An 11-year clinical and radiographic follow-up of an avulsed tooth, replanted within 15 minutes, has been presented. The periodontal membrane can be traced around the replanted central incisor, indicating the tooth is not ankylosed and is functionally attached. It is not anchored immutably to the bone. The tooth has responded dynamically to growth and development of the maxilla and now abuts and aligns well with the other teeth in the arch.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000098:blood supply; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000502:physiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000601:surgery*; D014090:Tooth Replantation; D014945:Wound Healing