dental disorders
How To Replace and Splint an Avulsed Tooth
Introduction
An avulsed permanent tooth is manually reinserted into its socket as soon as possible after the avulsion. A temporary splint will immobilize the reimplanted tooth, promoting restoration of the periodontal ligament. Fractured and Avulsed Teeth that are quickly replaced ( Patients should be instructed not to wash or scrub their avulsed tooth, to handle it only by the crown (the end opposite the root), and to bring it in a container of milk or (for reliable patients) under their tongue. Health professionals should keep a supply of a buffered liquid such as Hanks'Balanced Salt Solution(HBSS) as a temporary storage/transport medium. (See also Overview of Dental Emergencies , and 