When faced with trauma to the primary dentition, the most common are intrusions, where the tooth sinks into the bone.
This is the case of a 4-year-old girl who suffered an accident.
After performing clinical and radiographic tests, it was decided to extract the tooth, thus minimizing damage to the permanent tooth, and then a fixed tooth was placed to wait for the 2 years remaining for the eruption of the permanent incisor.
This way the aesthetic impact is reduced, we facilitate speech and prevent bad habits with the tongue from appearing.
