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Chapter-27 Management of Traumatic Injuries

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Endodontics

Author
1. Garg Nisha
2. Garg Amit
ISBN
9789380704234
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11355_27
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
23
Author Affiliations
1. Ex-Resident, Government Dental College, Patiala, Presently at, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India, Government Dental College, Patiala, Sri Sukhmani Dental College and Hospital, Dera Bassi, Mohali, Punjab, India, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India
2. Government Dental College, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India, Sri Sukhmani Dental College and Hospital, Dera Bassi, Mohali, Punjab, India, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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Abstract

It has been seen that dental traumatic injuries are increasing in their frequency of occurrence, though most of them usually consist of cracked and chipped teeth. A dentist must be prepared to treat not only the minor injuries but also more traumatically destructed crowns, roots, bones, etc. The outcome of dental injury is influenced by patient age, severity, and treatment offered. In most of the cases, immature permanent teeth with injuries have better prognosis than mature teeth with same injuries. Proper treatment of dental injuries can have a significant effect on outcome and prognosis especially in case of severe injury. For example timely replantation of an avulsed tooth followed by endodontic therapy can improve the prognosis of the tooth. Follow-up evaluation is also important for example if root resorption is detected early, it can be arrested.

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