Tooth Injuries
| Medical Definition: |
Traumatic or other damage to teeth including fractures (TOOTH FRACTURES) or displacements (TOOTH LUXATION). |
| Guide Notes: |
GEN or unspecified; prefer /inj with specific tooth, as CUSPID /inj; also available are TOOTH FRACTURES & TOOTH AVULSION; DF: TOOTH INJ |
| Previously Indexed: |
Tooth/injuries (1966-1994) |
Tooth Injuries Categories.
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Tooth Avulsion - Partial or complete displacement of a tooth from its alveolar support. It is commonly the result of trauma. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p312) |
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Tooth Fractures - Break or rupture of a tooth or tooth root. |
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