Parental behavior regarding traumatically avulsed teeth: case reports.
The prognosis for an avulsed tooth depends primarily on appropriate emergency management, which usually must be provided by lay people prior to the child's initial dental contact. As immediate replantation is considered the best therapy for an avulsed tooth in permanent dentition, parents should be made aware of first aid procedures for this situation. This article describes three cases involving avulsed teeth in children and discusses the parents' approaches concerning emergency procedures.
Barreira
Alice Kelly
AK
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gotze
Gabriela da Rosa
Gda R
Primo
Laura Salignac de Souza Guimaraes
LS
Maia
Lucianne Cople
LC
D002648:Child; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D004630:Emergencies / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000628:therapy*; D014090:Tooth Replantation