Nature’s Transport Media For Avulsed Tooth – A Short Review

Approximately 0.5-16% of traumatic injuries to the permanent anterior teeth results in tooth avulsion. The most common treatment for this type of injury is replantation. Although immediate replantation is always desirable, it is not always possible. In such situations, the tooth must be stored in a suitable medium to preserve periodontal ligament cell viability. Since accidents can occur anywhere, the availability of the transport media at the site of accident is important. The present review discusses the use of three commonly available natural transport media namely Coconut water, Egg white and Milk.