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Resumed tooth development following avulsion of a permanent central incisor
Author(s) -
GREER J. M.,
MOULE A. J.,
GREER P. J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1996.tb01380.x
Subject(s) - avulsion , tooth avulsion , incisor , maxillary central incisor , medicine , orthodontics , dentistry , anatomy
Summary A case is presented in which an upper right central incisor was avulsed because of trauma at age six. At the time of trauma it was suspected that the pulp had remained in the socket although the tooth had been lost. No attempt was made to treat the socket, remove the pulp, or replant the tooth. Follow‐up radiography showed that, despite initial apparent complete loss of the calcified portion of the tooth, root development proceeded to completion.