INVESTIGATION OF THE CHILDREN REFERRED TO A DENTAL HOSPITAL WITH AVULSED PERMANENT INCISOR TEETH

The management of children referred to a dental hospital because of av ulsed permanent incisor teeth was considered in a retrospective study. The group consisted of 49 children between the ages of 6 and 14 years . Most of the children (60% had their avulsed teeth stored dry while o nly 7% had them stored in milk, and 19% in saliva. Following avulsion the majority of the children attended a dental surgeon or general hosp ital. Twenty-three children contacted health care personnel within 30 minutes but only 13 had their teeth replanted in this time period. Thi rty-six children had 46 incisors replanted. No relationship was demons trated between the place or personnel who replanted the teeth, and a s uccessful outcome.