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Primary Tooth Avulsion

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Primary Tooth Avulsion Types

Types of primary tooth avulsions include:

Partial tooth avulsion:

Tooth is still in the socket, but is out of normal position

Total or complete tooth avulsion:

Tooth is knocked out of the socket
This usually involves a fracture of the bone surrounding the tooth root.
Tooth avulsions also damage the ligaments and nerves to the teeth.

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Related Conditions

Dental fracture
Jaw fracture
Secondary tooth avulsion

Dental injury
Dental pain
Gum pain
Jaw injury
Lip laceration

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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2009 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Primary Tooth Avulsion References:

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