Abstract

WANDERLEY, Marcia Turolla; WEFFORT, Isabela Capparelli Cadioli; KIMURA, Juliana Sayuri  and  CARVALHO, Patrícia de. Trauma in primary teeth: understanding its complexity. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. [online]. 2014, vol.68, n.3, pp. 194-200. ISSN 0004-5276.

Trauma in primary teeth are likely to occur in childhood, and its first episodes usually happens in children who are learning to walk. New or repeated traumas may occur throughout the growth and development of children, and it is important to diagnosis, to monitor and to treat these traumas when necessary. Trauma can affect the traumatized primary tooth and the permanent tooth germ which is in development. The treatment should involve: dental assistance shortly after the dental trauma and the monitoring of possible sequelae in primary and permanent dentition. The approach in babies and children is not always easy because of their age and the characteristics of urgency and professional lack of experience. Prevention is limited, being restricted to general child care, avoidance of lack of lip seal and installation of malocclusion in anterior teeth (open bite and protrusion) which are associated with sucking habits. Regardless the challenges and uncertainty ahead the evolution of each case, we must be prepared to meet these emergencies, late trauma and its repercussions on both dentitions, providing oral health to our patients.

Keywords : tooth deciduous; tooth injuries; pediatric dentistry.