Pediatric Dentistry · single question
For the adjacent tooth #6, which showed no injury on the clinical exam and radiograph, what is the appropriate management?
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Correct answer: A. Monitoring and re-evaluation
- A. Correct. An uninjured tooth after trauma is monitored with periodic vitality testing and radiographs to detect any delayed changes.
- B. RCT is not indicated for a tooth with no signs of pulpal/periapical pathology.
- C. Extraction of a healthy tooth is unjustified.
- D. Splinting is for mobile/luxated/avulsed teeth, not an uninjured tooth.
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