title: Parental behavior regarding traumatically avulsed teeth: case reports.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alice Kelly
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Barreira
authors.forename: Gabriela da Rosa
authors.initials: Gda R
authors.lastname: Gotze
authors.forename: Laura Salignac de Souza Guimaraes
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Primo
authors.forename: Lucianne Cople
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Maia
mesh_terms: 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