Extrusion injury

Extrusion of the primary central incisors. The teeth are centrally dislocated from the socket, and the periodontal ligament is lacerated and inflamed.

Reproduced with permission from McTigue, DJ. Managing traumatic injuries in the young permanent dentition. Courtesy of Dennis J McTigue, MD.

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