Academic literature on the topic 'Storage media in avulsed tooth'

ABSTRACT Replantation is being widely accepted as an effective treatment option for an avulsed tooth. However, the long-term fate of replanted teeth is unpredictable; it is dependent on various factors, such as the time interval between avulsion and replantation, extra-alveolar storage period (dry storage or storage media), the vitality status of pulp or periodontal tissues and the type and period of splinting. The appropriate use of storage media is an important clinical factor affecting the postoperative prognosis of avulsed teeth following replantation. Hank's balanced salt solution and pasteurized milk are considered to be the most appropriate and clinically recommended storage media for avulsed teeth. The present review discusses the various available storage media for avulsed teeth and their potential maintenance of the vitality of periodontal ligament cells. A brief overview of the effect of clinical factors, such as the storage time, pH, and the osmolarity of storage media on their efficacy is included. How to cite this article Khinda VIS, Kaur G, Brar GS, Kallar S, Khurana H. Clinical and Practical Implications of Storage Media used for Tooth Avulsion. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017;10(2):158-165.

Dental avulsion is one of the common types of trauma that results in the complete displacement of tooth from the alveolar socket. Although the ideal treatment would be the immediate reimplantation of the tooth at the site where the trauma took place, this may not be practically possible in every case. Hence, the avulsed tooth may have to be placed in an appropriate storage or transport medium until it is reimplanted. The biological properties of the storage medium have a significant impact on the success of reimplantation, as it must be capable of preserving the vitality, clonogenic, and mitogenic ability of the periodontal ligament cells for successful reimplantation.Keywords: Dental trauma, Avulsed teeth, Storage media, Periodontal ligament cell viability, Transport media.

Dental avulsion is the most severe type of traumatic tooth injuries because it causes damage to several structures and results in the complete displacement of the tooth from its socket in the alveolar bone. The ideal situation is to replant an exarticulated tooth immediately after avulsion because the extraoral time is a determinant factor for treatment success and for a good prognosis. However, it is not always possible. The success of replantation depends on a number of factors that may contribute to accelerate or minimize the occurrence of root resorption or ankylosis, among which is the type and characteristics of the medium used for temporary storage during the time elapsed between avulsion and replantation. Maintaining the tooth in an adequate wet medium that can preserve, as longer as possible, the vitality of the periodontal ligament cells that remain on root surface is the key to success of replantation. Recent research has led to the development of storage media that produce conditions that closely resemble the original socket environment, with adequate osmolality (cell pressure), pH, nutritional metabolites and glucose, and thus create the best possible conditions for storage. Although these storage media can now be purchased in the form of retail products, the most common scenario is that such a product will not be readily available at the moment of the accident This paper reviews the literature on the different storage media that have been investigated for avulsed teeth based on full-length papers retrieved from PubMed/Medline, Lilacs, BBO and SciELO electronic databases using the key words ‘storage medium’, ‘transportation medium’, ‘avulsion’, ‘tooth avulsion’, ‘replantation’, ‘tooth replantation’, ‘milk’ and ‘propolis’. After application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 39 papers were selected and critically reviewed with respect to the characteristics, efficacy and ease of access of the storage medium. The review of the literature showed that a wide array of types of wet storage media have been evaluated in laboratory studies and clinical reports, including cell and tissue culture solutions like Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS); medical/hospital products developed specifically for organ storage purposes, such as Viaspan® and Euro-Collins®; culture media, like Minimum Essential Medium (MEM); saline; natural products like water, saliva, bovine milk and its variations, propolis, green tea, Morus rubra (red mulberry), egg white and coconut water; rehydrating solutions, like Gatorade® and Ricetral, and even contact lens solutions. Based on the literature, it could be stated that, so far, apart from Based on the literature, it could be stated that, so far, apart from solutions designed specifically for storage and culture purposes, regular pasteurized whole milk is the most frequently recommended and with the best prognosis among other solutions that are likely to be available at the scene of an accident, such as water, saline or saliva. Its advantages include its high availability, ready accessibility, physiologically compatible pH and osmolality (fluid pressure) with the root-surface adhered PDL cells, presence of nutrients and growth factors. However, there is not yet a single solution that fulfills all requirements to be considered as the ideal medium for temporary storage of avulsed teeth, and research on this field should carry on.

Aim The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of egg white in maintaining the viability of human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells on avulsed teeth. Methods and Materials The experimental media were: egg white, milk, Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) as the positive control, and tap water as the negative control. The storage times were 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 hours. Extracted premolar teeth of healthy individuals were rinsed in the media. After trypsinization and subsequent treatment in collagenase, cell viability was determined using trypan blue staining. The two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical test was used to compare the results among different media. Results There was no difference in the cell viability between egg white and HBSS media, but there was a statistically significant difference between the viability of PDL cells in egg white medium in comparison with milk (P<0.05) and water (P<0.05). Conclusion Egg white could be suggested as a suitable storage medium. Its principle advantage is its availability. Citation Khademi AA, Saei S, Mohajeri MR, Mirkheshti N, Ghassami F, Torabi nia N, Alavi SA. A New Storage Medium for an Avulsed Tooth. J Contemp Dent Pract 2008 September; (9)6:025-032.

ABSTRACTThe aim of this report is to present the case of an accidentally avulsed maxillary central incisor kept in saline solution from the moment of trauma until its replantation 3 h later in a 13-year-old girl. The avulsed tooth was replanted back into the alveolar socket and splinted with composite resin. Calcium hydroxide intracanal dressing was used to prevent inflammatory root resorption. Radiographic and clinical examinations were performed during 27 months follow-up. During the 15 months follow-up period, the tooth remained in a stable functional position and did not reveal replacement resorption. But mild infraocclusion and root resorption were developed 21 months after replantation. The amount of damage to tooth and supporting structures, emergency treatment and follow-up period play a role in the prognosis of the avulsed tooth. It can be recommended to keep the avulsed tooth in saline solution at least when more appropriate storage media are not on handle immediately.

Dental avulsion is the most severe type of traumatic tooth injuries since it causes damage to several structures and results in avulsion of the tooth from its socket. Management protocols for avulsed teeth should include management of the pulp and periodontal ligament (PDL) cells in order to improve the long-term prognosis and survival of these teeth. The prognosis of the treatment as well as the survival of an avulsed tooth depends on intrinsic and extrinsic factors, such as the duration of the tooth’s extra-alveolar period, replantation time, the type of storage medium, PDL status and duration of splinting. Recent research has led to the development of storage media. However, there is not yet a single solution that fulfills all requirements to be considered as the ideal medium for temporary storage of avulsed teeth, and research on this field should carry on. On the other hand in case of delayed replantation, due to the great risk of tooth loss after avulsion, different root surface treatments have been proposed to prevent and delay root resorption before replantation. For this purpose, researchers have applied some different root surface treatment modalities in delayed replantation of avulsed teeth. Several protocols have been used to maintain PDL viability; some involve fluorides, steroids, sodium alendronate, enamel matrix derivatives (EMD) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF, FGF-2). Among these applications, bFGF shows promising results in the regeneration of natural tooth structures and tissues. Better understanding of mechanism of bFGF may help to improve new technologies of regeneration of tooth structures.

O tratamento preconizado para dentes permanentes avulsionados devido a traumatismos dentários em crianças é o reimplante dental. Entretanto, sabe-se que o sucesso após o reimplante depende, especialmente, do tempo em que o dente permanece fora do alvéolo e do meio de conservação no qual o dente é armazenado. Nesse sentido, para que se tenha sucesso após o reimplante faz-se necessário que o dente seja imediatamente reimplantado e/ou seja mantido em um meio capaz de manter a vitalidade das células da superfície radicular. Se isso não for possível, o tratamento da superfície radicular deverá ser instituído com o objetivo de prevenir a reabsorção radicular. Dessa maneira, esta pesquisa teve como primeiro objetivo avaliar a influência de diferentes meios de conservação para dentes avulsionados, por meio de uma revisão sistemática, com a finalidade de estabelecer se há um consenso sobre o meio mais adequado para conservação capaz de prevenir sequelas como anquilose e reabsorção dentária. A seguir, o segundo objetivo desse estudo foi testar o Denosumab, um anticorpo monoclonal anti-RANKL, como substância para o tratamento tópico da superfície radicular, a fim de evitar a anquilose e a reabsorção dentária por substituição. Para tanto, foram utilizados 36 incisivos superiores direitos de ratos submetidos à extração cirúrgica, manutenção em meio extra-alveolar seco por 60 minutos e posterior reimplante. No grupo I, controle positivo, foi realizado o reimplante tardio sem tratamento de superfície; nos grupos II e III, grupos experimentais, previamente ao reimplante tardio foi realizado o tratamento da superfície radicular com solução de Denosumab a 60 mg/mL e a 30 mg/mL, respectivamente, por 10 minutos. Os canais radiculares dos animais dos três grupos foram preenchidos com pasta à base de hidróxido de cálcio, via retrógrada, e em seguida os dentes foram reimplantados. Decorridos 15 e 60 dias do reimplante, os animais foram submetidos à eutanásia e as peças, contendo dente e osso, foram removidas para o processamento histotécnico. A seguir cortes histológicos foram realizados, corados por hematoxilina e eosina (HE), para descrição das características da superfície dentária e do ligamento periodontal e para mensuração do comprimento (perímetro) da anquilose e/ou reabsorção por substituição e das áreas de reabsorção dentária, em microscopia de luz e, para mensuração da área do ligamento periodontal, em microscopia de fluorescência. Espécimes sequenciais foram analisados por meio de coloração de Brown & Brenn modificada para identificação de micro-organismos e imunohistoquímica para identificação dos marcadores RANKL, OPG e Periostina (PRT). As análises foram realizadas de forma descritiva e quantitativa. Dados quantitativos foram submetidos à analise estatística por meio do teste paramétrico ANOVA de uma via e pós-teste de Tukey e dos testes não-paramétricos de qui-quadrado e exato de Fisher, com nível de significância de 5%. Ao final da revisão sistemática da literatura pudemos concluir que não há evidência para estabelecer qual o melhor meio de conservação para dentes avulsionados. Dentre os meios que foram encontrados estão a água de coco, água da torneira, leite de soja, leite integral, solução salina, saliva, própolis, soro fisiológico, solução Euro-Collins, solução salina balanceada de Hanks (HBSS) e Viaspan®. Ainda que esta revisão tenha sido conduzida em modelo animal experimental, a baixa qualidade dos estudos bem como a sua heterogeneidade indicam que a extrapolação para humanos deva ser cautelosa. No estudo experimental em modelo animal, o tratamento de superfície com Denosumab a 60 mg/mL preveniu a anquilose, a reabsorção por substituição e a reabsorção dentária, após 60 dias, comparado com o grupo sem tratamento. A coloração de Brown & Brenn evidenciou uma menor contaminação nos tecidos mineralizados quando do tratamento de superfície com Denosumab, independente da concentração utilizada. Com relação à imunohistoquímica, o tratamento com Denosumab inibiu a síntese de RANKL sem modular OPG. A Periostina foi observada no ligamento periodontal dos dentes reimplantados. Porém, essa marcação estava ausente nas áreas de anquilose, em ambos os períodos experimentais, indicando que durante o processo de anquilose a síntese de periostina é inibida, o que resulta na fusão do osso à superfície radicular.
The treatment of choise for permanent dental avulsion is replantation. However, it is known that the success of the repair after replantation depend especially the extracellular and the storage medium in which is stored the tooth. Accordingly, in order to have success after replantation is necessary that the tooth is replanted immediately and/or to be kept in a medium capable of maintaining the cell´s vitality of the root surface. If that is not possible, treatment of the radicular surface should be done in order to prevent radicular resorption. Thus, the firstly aim was to perfom a systematic review to evaluate the in vivo effectiveness of different storage media for avulsed teeth. So, the second aim of this study is to test the substance as Denosumab, a monoclonal antibody, for the topical treatment of the root surface in order to prevent dental ankylosis and replacement resorption. For this, we used 36 rat incisors rights, extracted and replanted, and divided into: group I, positive control, delayed replantation without root surface treatment; groups II and III , experimental groups, delayed replantation without root surface treatmen with Denosumab 60 mg/mL and 30 mg/mL, respectively, for 10 minutes. The canals were filling with calcium hydroxide and the teeth were replanted. After periods of 15 and 60 days of the replantation, the animals will be euthanized. Then, samples are removed and processed for microscopic analysis. Histological sections were performed, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, to describe the characteristics of the dental surface and the periodontal ligament and to measure the length of ankylosis, replacement resorption and dental resorption by conventional microscopy, and for the measure the area of periodontal ligament, by fluorescence microscopy. Sequential specimens were analyzed by Brown & Brenn, for localization of bacteria; and markek by immunohistochemistryfor RANKL, OPG and Periostin (PRT). The analysis were displayed qualitatively or quantitatively. Data were subjected to statistical analysis by oneway ANOVA and the Tukey post-test and by chi-square and Fisher\'s exact tests. The significance level was set at 5%. The systematic review does not provide enough evidence to determine the best storage medium to achieve successful tooth replantation. This systematic review has identified many storage media that have been used to preserve avulsed teeth, including coconut water, tap water, soy milk, whole milk, saline solution, saliva, propolis, physiologic saline, Euro-Collins solution, HBSS, and Viaspan®. Although this review was conducted in an experimental animal model, a poor quality of the studies as well as their heterogeneity indicates that a human extrapolation should be cautious. In the experimental study in animal model, root surface treatment with Denosumab 60 mg/mL prevented ankylosis, replacement resorption, and tooth resorption, 60 days after replantation, compared with the untreated group. Brown & Brenn staining showed a lower contamination in the mineralized tissues in the Denosumab surface treatment group, regardless of the concentration used. As for immunohistochemistry, Denosumab inhibited the synthesis of RANKL without modulating OPG. Periostin was observed in periodontal ligament of tooth replanted. However, this labeling was absent in the ankylosis areas, in both experimental periods, indicating that during the ankylosis process, the periostin synthesis is inhibited, resulting in the fusion between bone and root surface.

Estudos epidemiológicos têm revelado que os traumatismos abrangem 10-35% da população. A avulsão dentária representa aproximadamente 0,5-3% das lesões traumáticas na dentição permanente, ocorrendo mais frequentemente em pacientes dos 7 aos 11 anos. Entre as lesões, a avulsão dentária é considerada um dos tipos mais graves, pois consiste no total deslocamento do dente para fora do seu alvéolo, provocando rutura do epitélio gengival, danos à polpa e ao ligamento periodontal. Torna-se necessário saber, quando, como e onde ocorreu o acidente traumático. Uma boa avaliação das queixas do paciente, a realização de exames intraorais, extra orais e radiográficos ajudam o médico dentista na elaboração de um correto diagnóstico e consequentemente um bom prognóstico. Diferentes tipos de meios aquosos têm sido investigados como a melhor forma de preservação das células do L.P de dentes avulsionados e consequentemente de um melhor prognóstico. Existem muitas soluções que foram propostas e/ou testadas como meio de armazenamento para dentes avulsionados, a exemplo: Solução Salina Balanceada de Hank (HBSS), Viaspan®, água da torneira, saliva, leite bovino, própolis, soro fisiológico e solução para lentes de contacto. A fim de combater ou minimizar problemas, como a anquilose, reabsorção radicular inflamatória externa ou perda precoce do elemento dentário, tornou-se importante à comunidade médica a elaboração de protocolos e medidas preventivas para dentes com rizogénese completa e incompleta que sofreram trauma por avulsão. Foi utilizado uma pesquisa metodologia de natureza bibliográfica, com recurso a artigos científicos e obras relacionados com o tema.
Epidemiological studies have shown that trauma cover 10-35% of the population. Tooth avulsion is approximately 0.5-3% of traumatic injuries in the permanent dentition, occurring more frequently in patients from 7 to 11 years. Among injuries, tooth avulsion is considered one of the most serious types, because consist in the total displacement or avulsion of the tooth out of its socket, causing disruption of the gingival epithelium, damage to the pulp and periodontal ligament. It is necessary to know when, how and where was the traumatic accident. A good assessment of the patient's complaints; the conducting of intraoral; extra oral and radiographic examinations help the dentist in the development of a correct diagnosis and therefore a good prognosis. Different types of aqueous storage have been investigated as the best way to preserve the L.P cells of avulsed teeth and consequently a better prognosis. Many solutions have been proposed and / or tested as a storage medium for avulsed teeth example: Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS); Viaspan®; tap water, saliva, bovine milk, propolis, saline solution and contact lenses solution. In order to combat or minimize problems as and ankylosis, external inflammatory root resorption or early tooth loss, it has become important to the medical community to develop protocols and preventive measures for teeth with complete and incomplete root formation that have suffered trauma avulsion. The methodology that was used in this dissertation was bibliographical, using scientific articles and books and related to the topic.

A avulsão dentária é um dos mais severos traumatismos dento-alveolares, caracterizado pela desinserção completa do dente do seu ambiente natural, o alvéolo. O prognóstico desta condição traumática depende em grande escala da atitude adoptada no momento do acidente. No entanto, quando o reposicionamento dentário imediato não é possível, factores como o tempo que o dente permaneceu no meio extra-oral e o meio de transporte utilizado influenciam consideravelmente o prognóstico da peça dentária avulsionada. A elaboração deste trabalho tem como objectivo verificar o estado actual da investigação científica relativamente aos meios de transporte de dentes avulsionados, nomeadamente, indagar sobre os potenciais meios de transporte actualmente em estudo. Foi efectuada uma pesquisa bibliográfica digital, na base de dados PUBMED, com os seguintes termos de pesquisa: “tooth avulsion”, “storage media”, “tooth reimplantation” e “delayed reimplantation” isoladamente ou em combinação. Para a selecção dos artigos foram estipulados critérios de inclusão e exclusão na pesquisa bibliográfica. Existem soluções especificamente concebidas para a conservação e preservação de células humanas, que idealmente deveriam ser sempre utilizadas como meios de transporte de dentes avulsionados, tais como: solução balanceada de Hank, Viaspan®, Eurocollins® e determinados meios de cultura. São soluções que apresentam propriedades biofísico-químicas que os levam a ser considerados meios de transporte de eleição. No entanto, a sua escassa disponibilidade no momento da avulsão desperta a necessidade pela investigação de outros meios, nomeadamente, soluções que apresentem nesse contexto maior disponibilidade. O leite, a saliva, a solução salina e o Gatorade® continuam a representar meios alternativos para o transporte de dentes avulsionados, porém, outras soluções emergentes apresentam características biológicas que as remetem para meios de transporte promissores como por exemplo: solução de propólis, o chá verde, o extracto de aloe Vera, água de côco, clara de ovo, extracto de amora, sumo de romã, salvia officinalis e Ricetral®. Evidencia-se, com este trabalho, a necessidade de estudos futuros nesta área de modo a que meios de transporte que actualmente pensa-se poderem ser extremamente efectivos na manutenção da viabilidade célular e com ampla disponibilidade, possam ser utilizados de forma segura e vantajosa para o paciente, nomeadamente, garantindo melhores prognósticos em situações de reimplantação dentária.
The dental avulsion is one of the most severe dentoalveolar traumatisms, since it affects several structures and is defined by the total displacement of the tooth from it's natural environment; the dental alveolus. The ideal treatment, by general consensus is the immediate reimplantation, due to the fact that the extra-alveolar time and the storage media are key factors that will positively or negatively influence the rate of success. The aim of this work is to verify the current state of scientific research into the transport of avulsed teeth, in particular, inquire about potential storage media currently under study. A literature search was performed in PUBMED database with the following keywords: “Tooth avulsion”, “Storage media”, “Tooth reimplantation” and “Delayed reimplantation” alone or in combination. For a selection of articles were stipuled inclusion and exclusion criteria in the literature. There are solutions specifically designed for the conservation and preservation of human cells, which ideally should always be used as transport media of avulsed teeth, such as Saline Hank’s balanced, Viaspan®, Eurocollins® and certain culture media. These are solutions that have biophysical-Chemical properties that lead them to be considered election of transporte media. However, their limited availability at the moment of avulsion awake the need of investigation for other storage media, in particular, solutions to present in this context with greater availability.The milk, saliva, salt solution and Gatorade® still represent alternative transport media of avulsed teeth, however, other emerging solutions have biological characteristics that make them promising transport media such as: Propólis solution, green tea, coconut water, egg white, pomegranate juice, morus rubra and Ricetral®. It was evident, with this work, the need for future studies in this area so the transport currently thought to be able to be extremely effective in maintaining cell viability and wide availability, can be used safely and advantageously for the patient, particularly in situations ensuring the best prognosis of dental reimplantation.