title: Surgical Retrieval of Tooth Fragment from Lower Lip and Reattachment after 6 Months of Trauma.
abstract: Dental traumas are one of the most frequent facial traumas especially in children. Maxillary incisors are the most frequently involved teeth. Here we present, a report of a child who sustained a crown fracture with lost portion of tooth embedded in her lower lip for 6 months. The fragment was surgically retrieved and successfully reattached to the fractured 21 using acid-etch resin technique. How to cite this article: Marwaha M, Bansal K, Srivastava A, Maheshwari N. Surgical Retrieval of Tooth Fragment from Lower Lip and Reattachment after 6 Months of Trauma. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2015;8(2):145-148.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor,Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SGT Dental College and Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana India.
authors.forename: Mohita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marwaha
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SGT Dental College and Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana India.
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SGT Dental College and Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana India.
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SGT Dental College and Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
keywords: Children; Maxillary central incisor; Trauma.