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How to Handle Dental Emergencies

It is important to know what kinds of injuries require emergency dental care, so you can make sure that your family's teeth are taken care of while avoiding unnecessary trips to the emergency room. Accidents can happen at all times of the day or night. Some oral injuries may need immediate treatment, while others can wait. The presentation gives you a brief idea about how to handle different dental emergencies.

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How to Handle Dental Emergencies

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  1. How to Handle Dental Emergencies Understand dental emergencies

  2. What is considered to be a dental emergency ? Is it a broken tooth, broken dentures, an avulsed or knock out tooth, uncontrolled pain from a tooth ache or a dental abscess, uncontrolled intra-oral bleeding or hemorrhage? The answer, at least according to the dental emergency patient is any situation which motivates them to call or walk-in seeking dental emergency service.

  3. There are life threatening dental emergencies involving uncontrolled intra-oral hemorrhage or rapidly propagating intra-oral infections. Then there are relative dental emergencies such as broken restorations which may become uncomfortable either from a functional or a cosmetic or psychosocial aspect.

  4. Common Dental Problems Toothaches Chipped or broken teeth Knocked-out tooth Extruded (partially dislodged) tooth Objects caught between teeth Lost filling Lost crown Broken braces and wires Loose brackets and bands Abscess Soft-tissue injuries

  5. How To Handle

  6. Toothaches Thoroughly rinse your mouth with warm water. Use dental floss to remove any lodged food. If your mouth is swollen, apply a cold compress to the outside of your mouth or cheek. Never put aspirin or any other painkiller against the gums near the aching tooth.

  7. Chipped or broken teeth Save any pieces. Rinse the mouth using warm water; rinse any broken pieces. If there's bleeding, apply a piece of gauze to the area until the bleeding stops. Apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth, cheek, or lip near the broken/chipped tooth to keep any swelling down and relieve pain.

  8. Knocked-out tooth Retrieve the tooth, hold it by the crown and rinse off the tooth root with water. Do not scrub it or remove any attached tissue fragments. If possible, try to put the tooth back in place. If it's not possible, put the tooth in a small container of milk. In all cases, see your dentist as quickly as possible.

  9. Extruded (partially dislodged) tooth See your dentist right away. Until you reach your dentist's office, to relieve pain, apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth or cheek in the affected area.

  10. Objects caught between teeth First, try using dental floss to very gently and carefully remove the object. If you can't get the object out, see your dentist. Never use a pin or other sharp object to poke at the stuck object.

  11. Lost filling As a temporary measure, stick a piece of sugarless gum into the cavity or use an over-the-counter dental cement. See your dentist as soon as possible.

  12. Lost crown Use a cotton swab to apply a little clove oil to the sensitive area until you reach the dentist. If possible, slip the crown back over the tooth. Before doing so, coat the inner surface with an over-the-counter dental cement, toothpaste, or denture adhesive, to help hold the crown in place.

  13. Broken braces and wires If a wire breaks, try using the eraser end of a pencil to push the wire into a more comfortable position. If you can't reposition the wire, cover the end with orthodontic wax, a small cotton ball, until you can get to your orthodontist's office. Never cut the wire, as you could end up swallowing it or breathing it into your lungs.

  14. Broken braces and wires If a wire breaks, try using the eraser end of a pencil to push the wire into a more comfortable position. If you can't reposition the wire, cover the end with orthodontic wax, a small cotton ball, until you can get to your orthodontist's office. Never cut the wire, as you could end up swallowing it or breathing it into your lungs.

  15. Loose brackets and bands Temporarily reattach loose braces with a small piece of orthodontic wax. Alternatively, place the wax over the braces to provide a cushion. See your orthodontist as soon as possible.

  16. Abscess Abscesses are infections that occur around the root of a tooth or in the space between the teeth and gums. See your dentist as soon as possible if you discover a pimple-like swelling on your gum that usually is painful.

  17. Soft-tissue injuries To control the bleeding, here's what to do: Rinse your mouth with a mild salt-water solution. Use a moistened piece of gauze to apply pressure to the bleeding site. To both control bleeding and relieve pain, hold a cold compress to the outside of the mouth or cheek. If the bleeding doesn't stop, see your dentist right away or go to a hospital emergency room.

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