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FIGURE 105.5 If a child loses or avulses a tooth, find the tooth and determine whether it is a
primary or permanent tooth by checking Table 105.1 . If it is a primary tooth, do not reimplant.
Gently rinse under running water or with saline, but do not scrub the tooth. Insert the tooth back
into the socket or place in milk or Hanks balanced salt solution and take immediately to the
dentist. Vitality of the tooth is time dependent, with compromise starting after only 15 to 30
minutes.