Top Dental Emergency Tips

Accidents do happen especially to kids, your kid is probably going to have a dental emergency at some point. Most children do. In West LA Dental Care, we will triage dental mysteroids.online emergencies and take the most severe or significant first. There is always some misconceptions about dental emergency especially for kids, only toothaches with swelling and/or bleeding, as well as physical trauma to the teeth and/or face are considered dental emergencies.

Helpful Dental Emergency Tips:

• If as a result of dental emergency a permanent or adult tooth comes out of the mouth, try not to touch the roots or scrap it. If possible try to place the tooth back into the socket as a dental accident. If not, keep the tooth moist by placing it in milk, in the mouth between your cheeks and gums or in the last resort in water. Go to your dentist as soon as possible. The quicker the tooth can be placed in the socket, the greatest chance of success it would have.

• If the tooth is crack as a result of a hit to the face, rinse your mouth with warm water to clean any dirt or blood from mouth. Place cold compress on the face to reduce swelling. You need to see your dentist, in dental emergency status, to check to make sure the root is not fractured and to have him/her fix the broken or cracked tooth.

• It is hard to believe after so many years of biting experience that you still bite your tongue or lips are mistake, but it is more common than you think. If it happens, clean the area gently with water and place cold compress. There is not much your dentist can do so if you don’t have a big cut, you do not need to see your dentist.

• If you have toothache brush and floss the area make sure no food debris is stocked in the area. Do not place aspirin on the tooth or gums. It would cause severe burn. Take over counter pain medication and schedule an appointment with your dentist.

• For loose fillings it usually does not cause immediate problem. You may be sensitive to cold at the beginning which would get better soon. You may place a sugar free gum on the area till you see your dentist.

• If your crown comes out, in dental emergency, keep that out of the mouth so you won’t swallow that by mistake. Schedule an appointment with your dentist as soon as possible and bring the crown with you. In many cases they can use the same crown and glue that back for you. If you are sensitive, place a little clove oil from grocery store and place it on the tooth by a cotton swab.

• If you have an abscess in your mouth, it is an infection that could be either from your tooth or your gums. Abscesses are very serious. If untreated, it may be life threatening. See your dentist right away or go to dental emergency room. You may need antibiotics.