Dental Injuries

Teeth can be displaced in several directions

Dental intrusion

– the tooth is pushed further into the bone such that the tooth looks shorter or may even be absent.

Dental extrusion
– the tooth is removed from its normal position in the socket and looks longer than the surrounding teeth but has not completely come out of the socket.

Lateral luxation
– the tooth has been displaced sideways, inwards or outwards.

Dental avulsion
– the tooth has completely come out of the socket.

The treatment of dental injuries to primary teeth is different to the treatment for  permanent teeth.