Abstract

Milktooth injuries

Dr. med. Gabriele Viergutz, Prof. Dr. Norbert Krämer
Pain control, i.e. the dentist's ability to cope with children's anxiety and follow-up instructions in oral hygiene techniques after traumatic injuries, significantly helps to save a considerable number of primary teeth. The present review describes the patterns of injuries in the primary dentition, how to make an accurate diagnosis and treatment as well as short and long term outcomes. The treatment strategy after injury of a deciduous tooth has to be determined primarily by pain control and by care for normal development of the permanent tooth germ.