Risk of ankylosis of 400 avulsed and replanted human teeth in relation to length of dry storage: A re-evaluation of a long-term clinical study.
Eva LauridsenJens O AndreasenOliver BouazizLars AnderssonPublished in: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (2019)
The risk of ankylosis rose with increasing length of dry time. However, some teeth may heal without ankylosis even after 60 minutes of dry time. Immature teeth have a lower risk of developing ankylosis. Replantation should therefore always be considered for avulsed teeth.