Appropriate diagnosis and a timely response will improve outcomes when managing traumatic dental injuries. Teeth can be broken during sports, games indoor or outdoor activity or fall in children and adults. Tooth may even come out of the socket (avulsion) or get deep into the socket (intrusion) during a fall or hit.

Treatment

In many cases of traumatic dental injuries, the timeliness of care is key to saving the tooth. It is thus important for all dentists to have an understanding of how to diagnose and treat the most common dental injuries.