A successful outcome using a minimal invasive approach to manage a severe trauma to the primary maxillary incisor in a toddler

Senda Charone; Erika Calvano Kuchler; Marcelo de Castro Costa; Lucianne Cople Maia

doi:10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00872.x

A successful outcome using a minimal invasive approach to manage a severe trauma to the primary maxillary incisor in a toddler

Dent Traumatol. 2010 Jun;26(3):294-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00872.x. Epub 2010 Apr 7.

Authors

Senda Charone¹, Erika Calvano Kuchler, Marcelo de Castro Costa, Lucianne Cople Maia

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 20406277
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00872.x

Abstract

Intrusive and lateral luxation are common traumatic injuries in children. The aim of this work is to report the successful conservative management of severe intrusion and lateral luxations of the primary maxillary central incisors in a 27-month-old patient.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Chlorhexidine / therapeutic use
Diet
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incisor / injuries*
Maxilla / injuries*
Oral Hygiene
Osteogenesis / physiology
Remission, Spontaneous
Tooth Avulsion / therapy*
Tooth Eruption / physiology
Tooth Socket / injuries
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Chlorhexidine