title: Tooth replantation after traumatic avulsion: a 27-year follow up.
abstract: This report presents a case of replantation of a traumatically avulsed central incisor in a 32-year-old woman. The tooth was replanted after a 30-min extra-alveolar period. Emergency unconventional immobilization was performed, using 2-0 chromic gut, and a restorative composite made Gunning-type splint. The tooth is still in place 27 years after replantation (1976 to date) without marked resorption.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Odontologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. wilson@rla01@pucpr.br
authors.forename: Wilson Denis
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Vania Portela Ditzel
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Westphalen
authors.forename: Fernando Henrique
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Westphalen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008437:Maxilla; D010516:Periodontal Splints; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000601:surgery*; D014090:Tooth Replantation