An immature incisor arrives in milk after 20 minutes dry. What drives your plan?
Replant promptly when appropriate and preserve the immature tooth’s potential for pulp revascularization.
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Record actual dry time and time in each storage medium; time out of the mouth is not necessarily time dry.
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Immediate care: Replant gently, verify position, and use a passive flexible splint for 2 weeks unless associated bone injury changes the plan.
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Adjuncts: Include guideline-recommended antibiotics (benefit uncertain), tetanus assessment, and homecare.
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Pulp plan: Preserve revascularization potential and treat definite necrosis and infection promptly.