title: [Fixation of injured tooth].
abstract: In cases of an avulsed or luxated tooth, splinting of the injured tooth is recommended. Splint is defined as a fixation of the injured tooth to adjacent teeth in the dental arch. The preferred splint type is semi-rigid, which should be placed for 10 to 14 days and enable proper oral hygiene and will not cause any kind of impingement to the gingiva. It is effective in reducing the replacement resorption process, which affects the periodontal tissue surrounding roots exposed to dental trauma.
authors.affiliation: Endodontics and Dental Trauma Unit, Dept. of Oral and Dental Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Bruce Rappaport, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sela
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aizenbud
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010516:Periodontal Splints; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D020254:Tooth Ankylosis / Q000209:etiology; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014090:Tooth Replantation