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Dental Injury Definition
Common names:
  • Avulsed Tooth
  • Dental Injury
  • Dental Pain after Injury
  • Injured Teeth
  • Injured Tooth
  • Injury of the Teeth
  • Pain in the Teeth after Injury
  • Pain in the Tooth after Injury
  • Tooth Avulsion
  • Tooth Injury
  • Tooth Pain after Injury
A person with a dental injury has damage to a tooth or the structures that hold the tooth in place. The injury may include a fractured tooth, loss of a tooth, or a fracture to the bone that holds the tooth. Images

Sports accidents are the most common causes of dental injuries.

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Last Updated: Sep 14, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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