objectives: this study was undertaken to evaluate the viability of periodontal ligament (pdl) cells of avulsed teeth in three different storage media. materials and methods: forty-five premolars extracted for orthodontic therapeutic purposes were randomly and equally divided into three groups based on storage media used [group i: milk (control); group ii: aloe vera (experimental); group iii: eg...

tooth avulsion is defined as the complete displacement of the tooth out of its alveolar socket. the treatment of choice is immediate replantation or if that is not possible, placement of the tooth in an appropriate storage media. this report presents replantation of an avulsed maxillary central incisor after 12 hours of storage in milk. the tooth was replanted and splinted. one week later, it w...

Objective. : The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of Physical education (PE) teachers in Chennai regarding tooth avulsion and its emergency management. Materials and methods: The study was conducted among 131 Physical education teachers from randomly selected schools in Chennai using selfadministered questionnaires. Results: A total of 131 PE teachers, in which 120(91.6%) male tea...

A Traumatic dental injuries most often occur in childhood and early adolescence. The most serious of these injuries is complete tooth avulsion. The incidence of avulsion is greatest for the maxillary central incisors and usually occurs when they are erupting between the ages of 7 and 10 years. A critical decision for the dentist at this time is whether to replant the avulsed tooth. There are ma...


 Objective: The health care workers (HCW) may be the first contact of a tooth avulsion case. This study aimed to assess their knowledge and practice emergency management avulsion.
 Methods: cross-sectional was carried out among in teaching hospital, using self-administered questionnaires containing closed open-ended questions, on avulsion. Data collected analyzed EPI info version 7 s...

Background: Tooth avulsion is described as a displacement of the tooth from its socket. Replantation on an permanent dentition condition that needs immediate treatment. avulsed can be done in span less than 12 hr. Avulsion may occur due to trauma. Factors determine healing after replantation are media storage, periodontal tissue damage, extra-alveolar period and intact alveolar The main goal ma...

AIM The aim of this study is to describe oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among patients who have had a complete dislocation of the tooth out of its socket (tooth avulsion). The study also sought to identify clinical evidence, associated with OHRQoL, of the ideal therapeutic choice after tooth avulsion among these patients under 18 years old. STUDY DESIGN 73 patients under 18 year...

OBJECTIVES To assess and compare the knowledge of rugby players regarding first-aid measures for dental injuries. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at rugby tournaments in 2009 and 2010 on players aged 16 and over. Convenient sampling was performed. A total of 456 self-administered questionnaires were returned. Data collected were analysed using SPSS 21. Descriptive analysis was u...

Tooth avulsion is defined as the complete displacement of the tooth out of its alveolar socket. The treatment of choice is immediate replantation or if that is not possible, placement of the tooth in an appropriate storage media. This report presents replantation of an avulsed maxillary central incisor after 12 hours of storage in milk. The tooth was replanted and splinted. One week later, it w...

BACKGROUND The frequency of dental trauma in schools is secondary only to accidents at home. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of first aid in the avulsion of permanent teeth presented by Polish school nurses from different areas. METHODS A cross-sectional study with the use of a structured self-administrative questionnaire was conducted in 2014 on school nurses working in r...