Document Type : Review Articles

Abstract

Introduction: Traumatic dental injuries occur in children with great frequency because of falls in schools, fighting or falls during riding a bike, making it necessary to visit a dentist. One of the most serious dental injuries is avulsion in which the tooth completely comes out of the dental socket. In the clinical view the socket is empty or it is filled by a clot. These injuries make the child and the parents extremely anxious because if avulsion is not managed immediately and properly it has dangerous side effect, like loss of the permanent tooth, esthetic problems, loss of self-confidence, malocclusion and malnutrition. The aim of this literature review was to collect the latest guidelines about avulsed teeth. Review Report: Electronic search was carried out in Pubmed and Medline for controlled randomized clinical trials and review articles and American Association of Endodontists guidelines about diagnosis, treatment plan and follow-up of avulsed teeth. Articles were collected until the end of March 2013. Conclusion: Since general dentists face this condition more than others they are in the first line of treatment such children and can pervert most of the side effects with proper treatment. Therefore, having the latest knowledge about diagnosis, treatment plan and follow-up of avulsed teeth is essential for all the general dentists and specialists.   Key words: Avulsion, Root canal therapy, Splints, Tooth socket