should the decision to perform decoronation be made?
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A 10-year-old boy's closed-apex upper central incisor was dry for 2 hours before being found and brought to the clinic. The tooth is intact. The parents ask about long-term prognosis and what to expect. When should the decision to perform decoronation be made?
- A. Immediately after replantation — preemptive decoronation prevents ankylosis from developing
- B. At the 6-month follow-up visit regardless of clinical findings, as a standard precautionary measure
- C. When the ankylosed tooth shows infra-occlusion that is esthetically unacceptable and not restorable
- D. Only after the patient reaches age 18 and growth is confirmed to be complete on cephalometric films
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IADT: 'The decision to perform decoronation is made when the ankylosed tooth shows evidence of infra-occlusion that is deemed esthetically unacceptable and cannot be corrected by simple restorative treatment.' SOURCE — Fouad AF et al. IADT Avulsion Guidelines, Dent Traumatol 2020;36:331-342, Section 12
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