title: Muco-gingival and periodontal health recovery following reimplantation of teeth.
abstract: Reimplantation of avulsed permanent teeth following traumatic injuries is a widely accepted therapeutic measure; however, though periodontal healing is considered to be the major determinant of long-term survival of reimplanted teeth, the mucogingival reaction to reimplantation has never been assessed. In the present study, hygiene level and gingival inflammation of 13 reimplanted teeth were assessed according to the plaque index (PI) and the gingival index (GI) around both reimplanted and control teeth. The periodontal condition was evaluated by measuring probing depth and probing attachment level at the same location. The clinical parameters of the reimplanted teeth were compared with those of contralateral teeth with the help of the non-parametric Wilcoxon signed ranks test. There were no statistically significant differences in PI and GI scores at any points of measurements around both reimplanted and control teeth; neither did probing depths and probing attachment levels differ between reimplanted and contralateral teeth. The results of the present study indicated that the muco-gingival reaction following traumatic avulsion did not affect the long-term prognosis of the reimplanted teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Pedodontics, University of Geneva, School of Dental Medicine, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schatz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dubrez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roehrich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000502:physiology; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011379:Prognosis; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014090:Tooth Replantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome