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Management of intrusive luxation in the primary dentition by surgical repositioning: an alternative approach
Author(s) -
Shanmugam HV,
Arangannal P,
Vishnurekha C,
Nichani MH,
Vijayaprabha K
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01325.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intrusion , dentition , primary tooth , permanent tooth , dentistry , tooth avulsion , deciduous tooth , orthodontics , tooth eruption , tooth fracture , permanent teeth , incisor , geology , geochemistry , molar , deciduous teeth
Intrusive luxation is the most common trauma during early infancy which results in the displacement of the tooth into its alveolus. Depending on the severity of the intrusion, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends either extraction or spontaneous re‐eruption for the primary tooth. This case report provides a brief insight into surgical repositioning as an alternative treatment option for the management of intruded primary tooth in a 4‐year‐old girl.