Oral trauma I Flashcards
Tx for a deciduous tooth with a root fracture with
- no displacement
- little displacement
- Significant displacement
- No Displacement= No tx (good OH and soft diet) spontaneous repositioning
- Little Displacement= Reposition and splint
- Significantly displaced= Extract the coronal portion and leave the apical
why leave the apical portion of a tooth with a root fracture for a baby tooth
avoid damaging the permenant successr
What is lateral luxation
displacement of a tooth in any direction other than laterally.
What is it called when there is facture in the buccal and apalatal cortical plates
alveolar fracture
T/F Fracture of the buccal/lingual plates is common in lateral luxation
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T/F Alveolar fractures most often involve a single tooth
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In cases of lateral luxation the toot his often (mobile/non-mobile)
non-mobile
Most commonly during a lateral luxation the crown is displaced (labially/palatally)
palatally
Laterally displaced tooth may interfere with a child’s occlusion unless the child has what
an open bite
What is a clinical sign that of labial cortical plate fracture after a lateral luxation
swollen upper lip
Luxated teeth radiographically are more _ and _ compared to unaffected teeth
opaque and shortened
Spontaneous repositioning may be expected to occur after how long
3 months
What should be done to a lateral luxated tooth at home
- Soft diet
- OH
- Chlorhexidine (2 times daily for one week)
- Advise about possible complications (discoloration, mobilty, fistula).
Splinting after repositioning an alveolar fracture should be done for how long
4 weeks
repositioning an alveolar fracture should be done with what anesthesia
general
