title: Tooth fragment reattachment after retrieval from the lower lip - a case report.
abstract: The most common traumatic dental injury is the uncomplicated crown fracture of the maxillary central incisor. Various reports have been written about reattachment of the fragment, and literature reviews have cited this technique as the best way of treating these injuries if the fragment is available and properly stored. The case presented here is of a child who sustained an uncomplicated crown fracture with the lost portion of the tooth embedded in his lower lip. This was successfully reattached to the tooth using an acid-etch and enamel-bonding resin technique.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Antoniella Busuttil
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Naudi
authors.forename: Diane E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D002648:Child; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000293:injuries; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000293:injuries*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D019279:Resin Cements