Traumatologia dentale e dentoalveolare DIAGNOSI, TRATTAMENTO E PROGNOSI

Traumatic dental injuries: diagnosis, treatment and prognosis Dental trauma in children and adolescents is a common problem as the prevalente of these injuries has increased in the last 20 years. The Authors underline the importante of early diagnosis and correct treatment to improve prognosis and to restore dental and facial aesthetics. Both new technologies and an improved understanding of inflammatoty process have led to a more conservative approach in treating dental trauma. Treatment protocols for both simple and more complex dental trauma are shown. Because the management of injunes of deciduous teeth significantly difers from that of permanent teerh, separate guidelines have been developed. In particular the Authors focus their attention on two different aspects: the mechanisms of pulp and periodontal healing and the prognosis of such tissues after different traumatic dental injuries,