A total of 132 teeth were treated in 105 children and adolescents aged 4, 5 to 15. All the patients were divided into 8 groups in accordance with the WHO classification; treatment policy and follow-up results over a period of 6 months to 5 years presented. Satisfactory remote results were attained in 91.8% of cases, in 4.9% complications occurred: pulp death and inflammatory processes, delayed formation of the roots of permanent teeth after a complete dislocation of deciduous ones. The authors enumerate the major components in comprehensive treatment providing the optimal conditions for formation of permanent teeth roots: removal of pulp irritation by special remineralizing dressings; splint application, if indicated; preservation of viability of at least the radical pulp, and in case of its death a timely removal thereof; creation of conditions for the tooth participation in mastication by replacing dental crown defects with fillings and dentures a month after injury.
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