REVASCULARIZATION IN AN AVULSED PERMANENTTOOTH WITH PROLONGED EXTRA ORAL DRYTIME-AN UNUSUAL FINDING

Abstract

Dento-alveolar traumas are most commonly observed in children and adolescents, particularly in boys but may affect individuals of any age and accounts for 5% of all the injuries. While avulsion of permanent teeth comprises of 0.5-3% of all dental injuries. Numerous studies have shown that this injury is one of the most serious dental injuries, and the prognosis is mostly dependent on the emergency management at the place of accident and promptly after the avulsion. Replantation is in most situations the treatment of choice, but sometimes cannot always be carried out immediately. An appropriate emergency management and treatment plan is important for a good prognosis. This article describes the management of an avulsed mature tooth with prolonged extra oral dry time. The objective of delayed replantation was to conserve the soft and hard tissue esthetics and function of the tooth till the maturity of patient for definite management but luckily the tooth regained vascularity which was an unusual finding ,not reported word wide till to date.