Treatment for displaced tooth due to trauma by duracryl and steel thread
- Author:
Nguyen Tran Bich
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tooth, displaced tooth, treatment, trauma
- MeSH:
Tooth;
Therapeutics;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(3):10-14
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study evaluates 2 methods use duracryl combining with steel-thread and steel thread alone in conservative treatment for 24 teeth displaced by trauma. Following up 1 week, 2 weeks and 1 month showed that duracryl combing with steel thread provided good outcomes in 83.33%; moderate in 16.66%; nobody had bad result. Steel thread alone provided good outcome in 50%; moderate in 25%; and poor in 25%. Using duracrul combining with steel thread is efficient in fixation of teeth displaced by trauma at facilities with simple equipment. These two materials are available at all lower level medical units
