The importance of thorough oral examination and the value of soft tissue radiography in the management of embedded tooth fragments
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Alexander Goodson, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK; alexander.goodson01{at}imperial.ac.uk
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Contributors AG and PB contributed equally to writing this article.
- Accepted 17 March 2012
- Published Online First 25 April 2012
- Maxillo-facial
- trauma
- paediatrics
- paediatric emergency medicine
- paediatric resuscitation
- paediatric injury
- guidelines
A 27-year-old woman sustained a coronal fracture to the maxillary left second incisor and lower lip puncture wound following a mechanical fall while chasing a bus. She presented to the emergency dentist who performed a temporary restoration of the tooth and discharged her …
