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==Background== | |||
==Management== | |||
#Enamel (Ellis Class I) | |||
##Routine f/u only; nothing to do | |||
#Enamel + dentin (yellowish) (Ellis Class II) | |||
##Pts experience sensitivity to hot/cold stimuli and air passing over tooth during breathing | |||
##Cover exposed dentin to decrease pulpal contamination | |||
###Place dental cement over fracture site | |||
###Next day f/u | |||
#Enamel + dentin + pulp (reddish) (Ellis Class III) | |||
##On wiping fractured surface with gauze, blood is easily seen | |||
##Immediate referral (dental emergency) | |||
##If no dentist is available: | |||
###Cover exposed pulp with calcium hydroxide base | |||
###Cover this and the remaining exposed dentin with dental cement | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 09:03, 27 June 2012
Background
Management
- Enamel (Ellis Class I)
- Routine f/u only; nothing to do
- Enamel + dentin (yellowish) (Ellis Class II)
- Pts experience sensitivity to hot/cold stimuli and air passing over tooth during breathing
- Cover exposed dentin to decrease pulpal contamination
- Place dental cement over fracture site
- Next day f/u
- Enamel + dentin + pulp (reddish) (Ellis Class III)
- On wiping fractured surface with gauze, blood is easily seen
- Immediate referral (dental emergency)
- If no dentist is available:
- Cover exposed pulp with calcium hydroxide base
- Cover this and the remaining exposed dentin with dental cement
See Also
Source
- ER Atlas
- Tintinalli
- UpToDate