The International Association of Dental Traumatology
(IADT) has developed an updated set of guidelines
based on a review of the current dental literature utilizing
EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PubMed searches from
1996 to 2011 as well as a search of the Journal of Dental
Traumatology from 2000 to 2011. Search words
included primary dentition, deciduous dentition, crown
fracture, primary incisor fracture, tooth fractures, root
fractures, tooth luxation, lateral luxation and primary
teeth, intruded primary teeth, luxated primary teeth,
tooth avulsion, and tooth/crown injuries. Additionally,
some relevant articles prior to 1996, which have served
as the basis for further research in the field of dental
traumatology, as well as recent policy statements
regarding holistic care and management of the injured
child, were also included.