DELAYED REPLANTATION OF AVULSED TOOTH- A CASE REPORT

Aim- Background-Trauma to the oral region occurs frequently and comprise 5% of all injuries. Among facial injuries, dental injuries are most common which avulsions occur in 1–16% cases. Avulsion is defined as total displacement tooth out its socket. An avulsed can usually be retained by replantation; however, prognosis depends on extraoralduration, condition tooth, patient’s age root development. In many cases, a replanted survives only matter years, during this period it serves natural space maintainer whilst growth occurs, also enables alveolar height preserved. Case Description- This case report describes delayed replantation an maxillary central incisor eleven year old child after trauma.