A 35-year-old male presents after being punched in the mouth. He has lost his right upper central incisor tooth completely - it has been avulsed with ...

Question

A 35-year-old male presents after being punched in the mouth. He has lost his right upper central incisor tooth completely - it has been avulsed with the root intact. The tooth is recovered. What is the optimal management to maximise the chance of successful reimplantation?

Accepted Answer

Reimplant the tooth immediately into the socket if possible; if not, store it in milk (or the patient's saliva/buccal sulcus); the tooth should be handled by the crown only, NOT the root; reimplantation within 30 minutes has the best prognosis

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Store the tooth in water

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Wrap the tooth in tissue paper for transport

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Allow the tooth to dry out to prevent infection before reimplantation

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Scrub the root clean with a toothbrush before reimplantation

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Avulsed Tooth Management

A 35-year-old male presents after being punched in the mouth. He has lost his right upper central incisor tooth completely - it has been avulsed with the root intact. The tooth is recovered. What is the optimal management to maximise the chance of successful reimplantation?