Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 98, Issue 5, 734-736
Copyright © 1979 by American Dental Association
Eleven-year follow-up of tooth replantation
CJ Todaro
An 11-year clinical and radiographic follow-up of an avulsed tooth, replanted within 15 minutes, has been presented. The periodontal membrane can be traced around the replanted central incisor, indicating the tooth is not ankylosed and is functionally attached. It is not anchored immutably to the bone. The tooth has responded dynamically to growth and development of the maxilla and now abuts and aligns well with the other teeth in the arch.