Dental Trauma – Diagnosis and Treatment

Dental trauma is the most common injury to occur to the face during blunt trauma. To avoid the common pitfalls in the management of dental injuries, several steps must be taken. These begin with:
1. proper classification of the injury sustained to the tooth (e.g, whether the dentin, pulp, and/or enamel is involved)
2. recognition of the age-related stage of tooth development
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Source: Inside Surgery - May 13, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Trauma Surgery Source Type: blogs