Published September 2026
- A knock has taken a tooth all the way out of its socket
- Pick it up by the crown, the chewing end, never by the root
- Rinse it gently, slip it back into the socket, or keep it in milk
- At the office it is seated and splinted to the teeth beside it
- Weeks later the splint comes off. With this one, minutes matter
Who usually does it
general dentist. Any general or pediatric office; an oral surgeon for transplants.
One question worth asking
What follow-up does this tooth need, and over how long?
Knocked-out or displaced tooth
If a tooth is knocked out or pushed out of place, the dentist puts it back and splints it to the neighbors while it heals. A related code covers moving a tooth from one spot in the mouth to another.
The tooth is cleaned, eased back into its socket and splinted to the neighbors for a few weeks while the ligament heals, and the nerve is checked at follow-up visits because it often needs treatment later. A second code here covers moving a tooth from one place in the mouth to another, which is uncommon. Most plans file this as Basic. What they actually pay varies by plan.
Codes for this
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