SPLINTING AND IT’S IMPORTANCE

SPLINTING AND IT’S IMPORTANCE

Most of the tooth tooth trauma injuries will be suggested to have a splint done. A splint is nothing but a wire fragment used to stabilize the loosened tooth to promote healing. The most commonly used and widely accepted tooth splint is an acid etched composite resin...
DELAYED OR EARLY ERUPTION OF TEETH

DELAYED OR EARLY ERUPTION OF TEETH

In a child this scenario is quite common. A completely dislodged front baby tooth is usually not recommended to be reimplanted back for various scientific reason . So the underlying permanent tooth can erupt into the mouth either delayed of its time of arrival or the...
Curved tooth (Dilaceration)

Curved tooth (Dilaceration)

This is also a scenario which happens due to tooth trauma in the early stage of life. An early hit in the baby tooth will dislodge the permanent tooth bud inside( This is called indirect injury ) resulting in a curved formation of the crown or root of the permanent...