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Avulsed Tooth
Lingual Displacement (toward the tongue)
Facial Displacement (toward the cheek)
Intruded Displacement (into the socket)
Extruded Displacement (out of the socket)
Stomahesive Application
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Teeth that are moved from their normal position but are still connected by soft tissue
are called "extruded." These extruded teeth can be displaced:
Teeth that have been displaced should be
manipulated back into their original position in the alveolus (socket) and then
stabilized.
Stabilize the teeth using stomahesive. (See pictures)
Recommend a soft diet, and then refer the patient to a dental officer as soon as
possible.
Teeth that have been moved completely out of the mouth are described as
"avulsed."
A tooth can often be successfully reimplanted if
the socket is generally intact and the tooth out of the socket for no longer than about 30
minutes.
If reimplantation seems like a good risk, rinse off any debris from the tooth, but
don't scrape the roots. Remove the clot and any bone or tooth fragments from the mouth and
socket. Position the tooth in the socket in what seems like the correct position. Press
firmly enough to reseat it properly. Cut and apply stomahesive to hold the tooth in place.
Depending on the circumstances, you may need to control pain, hemorrhage and infection
following extrusion or avulsion of a tooth.
From "Dental Emergencies" Volume 803673 DN
Naval School of Health Sciences, December, 1995
For additional information, read:
"Dental
Emergencies" in the General Medical Officer Manual.
"Oral
Diseases and Injuries" in the Hospital Corpsman 1 and C Manual.
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The listing of any non-Federal product in this CD is not an
endorsement of the product itself, but simply an acknowledgement of the source.
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