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Tooth Injuries

Medical Definition: Traumatic or other damage to teeth including fractures (TOOTH FRACTURES) or displacements (TOOTH LUXATION).
Guide Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer /inj with specific tooth, as CUSPID /inj; also available are TOOTH FRACTURES & TOOTH AVULSION; DF: TOOTH INJ
Previously Indexed: Tooth/injuries (1966-1994)
Tooth Injuries Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Tooth Avulsion - Partial or complete displacement of a tooth from its alveolar support. It is commonly the result of trauma. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p312)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Tooth Fractures - Break or rupture of a tooth or tooth root.

Tooth Injuries Medical Definitions and Terms

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