Pediatric Dentistry · single question
Management?
8-year-old child; primary tooth intruded 4 mm after a fall.
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Correct answer: A. Allow spontaneous re-eruption (monitor)
Intruded primary tooth (apex away from the bud) → await spontaneous re-eruption with follow-up.
- A. Correct. For an intruded primary tooth not displaced into the permanent tooth germ, the standard is to allow spontaneous re-eruption with monitoring.
- B. Extraction is reserved for intrusion displacing the apex toward/into the developing successor.
- C. Active repositioning of intruded primary teeth is not indicated; let it re-erupt.
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