Esthetic Management Of An Anterior Avulsed Primary Teeth With Groper’s Appliance In A 3 Year Old Child: A Case Report

Abstract

Avulsion and luxation account for upto 7.2% of injuries in the primary dentition. A range of treatment options are available that can
help conserve the tooth after a traumatic episode. Following the traumatic loss of an anterior tooth it is important that an immediate
replacement is provided in order to avoid esthetic, masticatory and phonetic difficulties and to maintain the edentulous space to avoid
arch length discrepancy. The loss of an anterior tooth in a child or young adolescent may present a difficult prosthetic problem.3 This
problem can be managed in several ways. In this article a fixed Groper’s appliance was fabricated by using the patient’s natural clinical
crown from the avulsed teeth. This measure proved to be a very adequate, esthetic treatment solution before a permanent restorative
plan could be developed in the future.