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You call the dentist, who is (of course) out of town. A
dentist will not be available for at least 12 hours.
Your best course of action at this point is:


A) Continue to keep the tooth viable in a glass of milk.
B) Continue to keep the tooth viable in the buccal
mucosa.
C) Clean the tooth and keep it sterile and dry for reimplantation
in 12 hours, realizing that a bridge will
probably be needed to hold the tooth in position.
D) Reinsert the tooth into the socket yourself.

any takers before i post the answer

C.

throw the tooth away
the technology is so advance that we don't care for a tooth anymore.
just kidding darkhorse, llol

lol triple helix sure we are just fantisizing too much abt that tooth in milk
are these q for the
USDLE ?? just food for thought ( kiddin)

Discussion
The correct answer is D. If there is going to be any
delay in reimplantation by a dentist, the best course of
action is to reinsert the tooth into the socket yourself.
Answers A, B, and C are all incorrect because they will
reduce the rate of successful reimplantation.

I better start taking flouxetine... these Qs have been mother of all teaser Qs