Dental trauma

Last revised by David Carroll on 23 Mar 2021

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Citation:

Knipe H, Carroll D, Dental trauma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://radiopaedia.org/articles/71563?iframe=true

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/71563?iframe=true

rID:

71563

Article created:

11 Oct 2019, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

23 Mar 2021, David Carroll ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised David Carroll had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck, Trauma

Tags:

refs, dental, emergencymedicine, rg_39_6_new, emergency, trauma

Synonyms:

Tooth trauma
Teeth trauma

Dental trauma is common, affecting up to one-third of the population. While often clinically apparent, they may be overlooked in the setting of severe trauma.

Pathology

The maxillary incisors are the most commonly injured tooth. Dental trauma is commonly classified as ^1,2:

luxation
- concussion
- subluxation
- lateral luxation
- extrusion
- intrusion
fractures
- infraction
- crown fracture
- crown-root fracture
- alveolar bone fracture
avulsion

Complications

aspiration of fragments or avulsed teeth ⁴
damage to permanent dentition (dental trauma involving primary dentition)
- root resorption
- hypoplasia
- discoloration
nasal cavity intrusion ³
infection

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