Acute care of avulsed teeth.
Anterior teeth that are completely avulsed from traumatic injury should be replanted as soon as possible. Care should be exercised to prevent dehydration of the tooth. The avulsed tooth should be stabilized until the patient can be seen by the dentist. The long-term prognosis favors the benefit of retaining a natural tooth, even though some resorption of the root surface occurs with almost all replantations. Immature permanent teeth offer the best prognosis for healing.