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COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Traumatic dental injuries to the primary dentition, particularly luxation events such as intrusion, avulsion, lateral luxation and subluxation, pose significant risk of developmental defects in the permanent successors. A recent retrospective cohort study has quantified this risk and demonstrated that both younger age at injury and greater luxation severity significantly increase the likelihood of sequelae in the developing permanent dentition.

 

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