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==Background== | |||
#Dental emergency | |||
#Often associated with alveolar ridge fracture | |||
==Diagnosis= | |||
#Where is the tooth? | |||
## May be intruded, aspirated, swallowed, or embedded in the oral mucosa | |||
###Consider facial films, CXR | |||
==Management== | |||
#Adult | |||
##Replace avulsed tooth as soon as possible (as long as no alveolar ridge fx, no severe socket injury) | |||
###If reimplanted within 1hr 66% chance of good outcome | |||
###Rinse tooth in saline, suction socket (if necessary), reimplant tooth, bond tooth to neighboring teeth | |||
###Manipulate tooth only by the crown | |||
##Storage solution (in order of efficacy): Hank's balanced salt solution > Milk > saliva > saline | |||
##Penicillin or clindamycin | |||
#Child | |||
##Do not reimplant primary teeth | |||
###Refer to pedodontist for space maintainer | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 27 June 2012
Background
- Dental emergency
- Often associated with alveolar ridge fracture
=Diagnosis
- Where is the tooth?
- May be intruded, aspirated, swallowed, or embedded in the oral mucosa
- Consider facial films, CXR
- May be intruded, aspirated, swallowed, or embedded in the oral mucosa
Management
- Adult
- Replace avulsed tooth as soon as possible (as long as no alveolar ridge fx, no severe socket injury)
- If reimplanted within 1hr 66% chance of good outcome
- Rinse tooth in saline, suction socket (if necessary), reimplant tooth, bond tooth to neighboring teeth
- Manipulate tooth only by the crown
- Storage solution (in order of efficacy): Hank's balanced salt solution > Milk > saliva > saline
- Penicillin or clindamycin
- Replace avulsed tooth as soon as possible (as long as no alveolar ridge fx, no severe socket injury)
- Child
- Do not reimplant primary teeth
- Refer to pedodontist for space maintainer
- Do not reimplant primary teeth
See Also
Source
- ER Atlas
- Tintinalli
- UpToDate
