Replantation Of Permanent Tooth Thirty-Two Hours Post Avulsion: A Two-Year Follow-Up.

Abstract

Background: Avulsion is a rare and serious traumatic dental injury that needs immediate and complex management. But this is not always possible all the time.

O: This case report highlights a successful replantation of an avulsed maxillary central incisor despite an extended extra-oral duration of thirty -two hours without transport media.

Case report: A 19-year-old male patient presented with a traumatic dental injury sustained to the anterior maxillary region due to a fight. Clinical examination revealed an avulsed tooth 21 that was replanted and splinted after root canal therapy was done extra oral in first visit. Patient was seen at regular intervals of two, four weeks and splint removed after 2 months, with a two year follow up.

Conclusion: Replantation should always be considered in tooth avulsion, despite an extended extra-oral dry time without transport media, it can have a favourable outcome if all the recommended guidelines and protocols are followed.