Patent ID: 7377782

Claim:
A method for reimplanting one or more avulsed teeth of an individual, the method comprising the steps of: inserting the one or more avulsed teeth into sockets, from where the one or more avulsed teeth were avulsed; providing a dental splint having first and second generally opposite surfaces; said first surface being pre-shaped to have a channel that is generally shaped and sized to releasably receive at least a portion of an upper or lower arcade of teeth that includes the one or more avulsed teeth; coupling said dental splint into an engagement position with at least a portion of said upper or lower arcade of teeth that includes the one or more avulsed teeth without bonding said splint to the avulsed teeth; substantially retaining said dental splint in said engagement position until a generally firm reattachment of at least one of the one or more avulsed teeth occurs; and applying an adhesive between said at least a portion of said upper or lower arcade of teeth and the channel of said dental splint.