Effects of trauma to the primary incisors on their permanent successors: multidisciplinary treatment.
Dental trauma can often be a factor in developing a malocclusion. Although the prevalence of severely affected permanent teeth following trauma to their predecessors is relatively low, each case may present a variety of sequelae. The purpose of the following report was to present the problems confronting the dentist when treating children after serious injury to their primary incisors. A brief summary of the sequelae of trauma to the primary dentition as found in a longitudinally followed sample, as well as in the representative case of a ten-year-old girl, are presented. The need for prolonged follow-up, originality in the solution, and a multidisciplinary treatment approach are stressed.
Ben-Bassat
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Department of Orthodontics, Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Brin
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Zilberman
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D002648:Child; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000209:etiology; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000293:injuries*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000209:etiology