dental disorders
How To Replace and Splint an Avulsed Tooth
Additional Considerations
Prognosis for reimplantation depends on survival of cells of the periodontal ligament: Handle the tooth only by the crown, do only gentle rinsing, and do not hold, manipulate, or scrape the root (doing so may remove viable periodontal ligament fibers). Prophylactic antibiotic regimens should be given to certain Patients unable to cooperate with procedure (typically children) may require sedation. 