We like Kids to be active! Inadvertently, there will be bumps and bruises.
Stay Calm and Keep Going! These are some of the tips if your child happened to have a fall and:
Injuries to the baby teeth:
Gently clean injured gum with warm water.
Ensure no foreign material is stuck on lips and cheeks.
Contact your dentist immediately for an emergency appointment.
Chipped tooth:
Figure out if it is an adult tooth (usually front tooth on someone greater than 6 years old are adult teeth) – if injuries involve adult teeth, call your dentist immediately. If it is a baby tooth, you have a little more time.
Remove dirt/debris from the area of the broken tooth by gently rinsing mouth with warm water
To minimize swelling, apply cold compress to the lip and face in the area of the injuries. A popsicle may be a good alternative!
Try to find and save tooth fragments. Your dentist may be able to glue it back.
Contact your dentist immediately for an emergency appointment.
Knock out permanent teeth:
Stay calm and find the tooth. Hold the tooth by the crown and rinse it. Do not touch the root part of the tooth and do not brush or scrub the tooth (you may damage the cells that are required to revitalize the tooth).
Figure out if it is an adult tooth (usually front tooth on someone greater than 6 years old are adult teeth) – if injuries involve adult teeth, call your dentist immediately. If it is a baby tooth, you have a little more time.
If possible, try to insert the adult tooth back into the socket (the hole where the tooth used to be).
If it is a baby tooth, do not insert it back to the socket. You can damage the adult tooth if you do so. !!!
If this is not possible to insert the tooth back or you are not sure if it is an adult or baby tooth, store the tooth in “Save a Tooth” solution or cold milk.
The survival of the knocked out PERMANENT tooth is extremely time sensitive. Go to your dentist immediately.