Reimplantation of Avulsed Maxillary Incisor with Dry Storage of 5 Days

Trauma to teeth may be a result of falls, sports injuries and automobile accidents [1]. Predisposing factors for traumatic injuries to teeth can be post normal occlusion, an over jet more than 4 mm, short upper lip, incompetent lips and mouth breathing [2]. Boys more likely to have tooth trauma than girls, by ratio of 2:1 to 3:1 [3]. Tooth avulsion is a dental emergency usually seen in young children involved in sports or road accidents. It is also called as exarticulation which is characterized as total displacement of the tooth out of its alveolar socket with damage to the periodontal ligament, cementum, alveolar bone, as well as gingival and pulpal tissues [4]. Avulsion occurs most commonly in children with age group of 7-9 year old, an age when the relatively resilient alveolar bone provides only minimal resistance to extrusive forces and the maxillary central incisors are the teeth most commonly affected [5]. This has significantly undesirable functional, esthetics and even psychological effects on children.