Management of sports-related tooth displacements and avulsions.
Between 500,000 and 750,000 dental injuries occur each year during sports activities in the United States. Twenty percent of these are tooth displacements: extrusive or lateral luxations, intrusions, or exarticulations. Such injuries pose serious problems and the manner in which they are treated can affect the prognosis. This article discusses displacement injuries and recommends optimal treatment for each type of displacement.
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Department of Endodontics, Temple University, School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Endsurg@AOL.com
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000502:physiology; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*