Dental avulsion is the partial or complete loss of an adult tooth. This usually involves a fracture of the bone surrounding the tooth root. Tooth avulsions also damage the ligaments and nerves to the teeth. This often results in damage to the nerve of a tooth. Tooth avulsions require re-alignment or replacement of the tooth to its normal position as soon as possible.

Primary teeth do not require replacement.

For more information:

• Primary tooth avulsion
• Secondary tooth avulsion