Reporter Qi Yunlei An Xiaodong
Recently, Qilu Evening News Qilu One Point “One Point Assistant” column exclusively reported that an 8-year-old girl in Linyi was mistaken for a deciduous tooth by a doctor The incident has aroused widespread concern in the society. Many netizens want to know how the extraction of permanent teeth affects girls and how to remedy them. On May 27, the reporter interviewed Zhang Fan, deputy director of the Orthodontics Department of Shandong University Stomatological Hospital.
Zhang Fan, Deputy Director of Orthodontics, Shandong University Stomatological Hospital
According to Zhang Fan, the dental It is one of the organs in the oral cavity and plays an important role in supporting the appearance, chewing, pronunciation and facial growth and development. The younger the age of missing teeth, the greater the impact. 8-year-old children are still in the process of growth and development, and the impact of missing teeth is greater than that of adults.
Zhang Fan said that after a tooth is missing in the oral cavity, the adjacent teeth will be tilted and displaced, and the opposite teeth will also be elongated and displaced, and the change in the position of the teeth will cause The abnormal occlusal relationship will also have a certain impact on the growth and development of the face, so appropriate measures should be taken to solve the problems caused by missing teeth.
Some netizens said that if a tooth can be remedied in time and implanted back within 15 minutes, there is still a good chance of survival. In this regard, Zhang Fan explained that there is a certain scientific basis for netizens’ claims. The success rate of tooth replantation depends on several factors. First, the shorter the time (interval) for the replantation of missing teeth, the better, and secondly, the degree of moisturization and cleanliness of the replanted tooth itself, such as trauma and loss of teeth. If there is contamination, it can be rinsed with normal saline and moisturizing, and finally the treatment during tooth replantation and follow-up, such as the braking of the tooth during the replantation, keeps it fixed, which is beneficial to improve the survival rate of the tooth.
“The missing tooth can’t be returned, and now the child’s problem is that the loss of her incisor will lead to the inclination of the adjacent tooth, right The elongation of the jaw teeth, as well as her pronunciation, chewing, growth and development (influenced), so certain measures must be taken.” Zhang Fan said.
So, can a new tooth be re-implanted after the girl’s tooth was extracted by mistake? Zhang Fan told reporters that in general, the suitable age for dental implants is in the adult stage when growth and development have basically stopped. For an 8-year-old child, dental implants are too young for her.
“At present, it is possible to consider maintaining a gap at the position of the patient’s missing teeth, including the restoration of temporary teeth, but the specific treatment measures should be based on the situation in the patient’s oral cavity. plan.” Zhang Fan said.