Failure in child tooth avulsion treatment: a case report

Abstract

Introduction: dental trauma is an injury that mainly affects children and adolescents. Tooth avulsion is one of the most common causes of trauma, which is the expulsion of the alveolar tooth. The prognosis is due to pulp and support tissue repair, however, it is associated with complications such as functional, aesthetic and psychological problems, and is doubtful and dependent on rapid behavior. Objective: this article aims to demonstrate the approach of a dental alveolar trauma in which dental reimplantation was performed in the Unified Health System (SUS) and referred for long-term follow-up in a University Dental Clinic of Northeast Brazil. Case report: a 7-year-old male patient, referred to the Dental Clinic of Universidade Tiradentes for long-term follow-up of a dental reimplantation of element 11. During the clinical examination, a severe degree of tooth mobility can be observed, in addition to presence of fistula in the gingival mucus line of the tooth. Radiographically, thickening of the periodontal ligament and areas of extensive external resorption were observed. The follow-up of the case lasted approximately 1 year. Conclusion: thus, it is essential that the dental surgeon professional has knowledge for the correct diagnosis and agility in this urgent treatment, in order to preserve the dental organ in the oral cavity for a longer time.