title: The use of a natural tooth crown following traumatic injuries in primary dentition.
abstract: Preschool children are frequently affected by traumatic dental injuries, most of them during the first three years of life. Due to the resiliency of the alveolar bone surrounding the primary teeth, most of these injuries fit into tooth luxations category. In this paper two different cases of early loss of primary incisors resulting from luxations are described. Removable esthetic space maintainers were placed using the natural crown of the traumatized teeth and the children were evaluated over a 12 month period. The treatment given could be considered an excellent rehabilitation option since it restores the esthetics and masticatory function, allows speech development, benefits oral hygiene and prevents the establishment of tongue habits and malocclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia Nivoloni
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Tannure
authors.forename: Ana Carolina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Valinoti
authors.forename: Lucianne Cople
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Maia
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000628:therapy*; D019228:Tooth Crown; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries*