Transient red discoloration: report of case

ASDC J Dent Child. 1998 Sep-Oct;65(5):346-8, 356.

Abstract

The different evolutions of a red discoloration of the primary maxillary central incisors in the same patient are charted. In the right central incisor the red discoloration disappeared; in the left it faded but was sustained until exfoliation. This case supports the theoretical existence of a transient type of discoloration following trauma. The resorption of posttraumatic intrapulpal bleeding in a primary tooth is discussed as a possible pathogenesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Dental Pulp / injuries
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incisor / injuries
  • Incisor / pathology*
  • Maxilla
  • Tooth Discoloration / etiology*
  • Tooth Exfoliation
  • Tooth Fractures / complications
  • Tooth Root / injuries
  • Tooth, Deciduous / injuries
  • Tooth, Deciduous / pathology*