If you have any questions or experience any symptoms you are uncertain of, please call our office.

 
 

Emergency Treatment

AVULSION (Entire Tooth Knocked Out)

Replantation within 5-10 minutes is critical for replantation. Minutes matter. If the root of the tooth has debris on it, rinse the root with water. If the root appears clean, grasp the crown between your thumb and first finger with the smooth flat surface forward.

If it is an upper tooth place the other hand on top of the person’s head to stabilize it then push firmly and hold the tooth in place. When the tooth is seated into its original position, it must be held there by hand of with a wad of wet paper tissue to keep it in place. Do not worry about getting the tooth in ‘correctly’ it can be adjusted by the dentist later during splinting. Bleeding can be controlled by uninterrupted direct pressure for 5 minutes.

If no one is prepared to replant the tooth, if the injured patient is unwilling or unable to cooperate with immediate replantation, or if the damage to the socket and adjacent teeth is substantial; control bleeding with pressure, place the tooth in liquid such as milk or another storage media to keep it from drying.

TRANSPORT THE PATIENT AND TOOTH TO A DENTIST IMMEDIATELY.

 

LUXATION (Tooth in socket, but in wrong position)

THREE POSTIONS

EXTRUDED TOOTH – Upper tooth hangs down and/or lower tooth has been pushed up.

  1. Reposition tooth in socket using firm finger pressure like replantation.
  2. Stabilize tooth by gently biting on towel or wet paper tissue.
  3. TRANSPORT IMMEDIATELY TO DENTIST

LATERAL DISPLACEMENT – Tooth pushed back or pulled forward.

  1. No treatment at accident scene as tooth is locked in bone.
  2. TRANSPORT IMMEDIATELY TO DENTIST

INTRUDED TOOTH - Tooth pushed into gum- looks short.

  1. No treatment at accident scene as tooth is locked in bone.
  2. TRANSPORT IMMEDIATELY TO DENTIST

 

FRACTURE (Broken Tooth)

  1. If tooth is in pieces, save the broken portion and bring to the dental office in water or milk.
  2. The nerve of the tooth may be exposed causing pain from cold, heat and air passage.  Analgesics are recommended.
  3. THE PATIENT MAY COMPLETE THE GAME OR ACTIVITY BUT WILL REQUIRE DENTAL TREATMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS TO SAVE OR TREAT THE DENTAL PULP.  SOONER IS BETTER

 

Professionally-made, properly fitted Custom Mouthguards are recommended for all contact and collision sports.