Dental management of traumatic injuries to the primary dentition.
There is considerable information on traumatic injury management of permanent teeth. However, there are no conclusive guidelines for treating traumatized primary teeth. This article will summarize a number of issues relative to primary dentition trauma and provide a system for treatment.
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Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Louisiana State University, School of Dentistry, New Orleans 70119-2799, USA. CDumme@lsusd.lsumc.edu
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000293:injuries; D003804:Dentin / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000145:classification; D009805:Odontogenesis; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000293:injuries; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*