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Traumatic intrusion of primary tooth: follow up until eruption of permanent successor tooth
Author(s) -
Torriani Dione Dias,
Bonow Maria Laura,
Fleischmann Micheli Dinegri,
Müller Letícia Trugillo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2007.00474.x
Subject(s) - intrusion , pacifier , maxillary central incisor , medicine , dentistry , primary tooth , incisor , successor cardinal , orthodontics , dental trauma , occlusion , surgery , geology , pediatrics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , geochemistry , breastfeeding
– This paper presents a clinical case of a 2½‐year‐old boy who suffered dental trauma because of a fall from a bike. His father thought that the boy’s central upper left incisor had been fractured. The clinical exam showed laceration of the upper maxillary frenum and a possible intrusion of the tooth, as the area was swollen. An upper maxillary occlusal X‐ray confirmed the intrusion of the incisor. The procedure adopted was to wait for the re‐eruption of the tooth. It was recommended that the boy stop using a pacifier and feeding bottle. The necessity of keeping the affected area clean was also emphasized. The patient was observed and, within 6 months, the central upper left incisor was found in occlusion. The successor permanent tooth was normal after 6 years.