Handling Dental Trauma in Lynnwood Dentistry

What to do in Cases of Dental Trauma

Most trauma injuries to teeth occur during normal daily activities, often are circumstances difficult to prevent. From children to adults, traumatic injuries are common. Infants and toddlers, during playtime or even when learning to walk, meet with accidents that tend to knock out their front primary teeth.

Older children to adults, especially those engaged in sports and other active encounters, or get into brawls, or meet with vehicular accidents, suffer trauma to the face, jaws and teeth. Safety measures are not always in place. In these situations where loss of teeth are involved, a dentist expertise is sought immediately. So, what can you do?

If a baby or your toddler’s tooth or teeth get knocked off, take care that you do not implant the displaced tooth back into its socket. Let your dentist do it for you are likely to damage the developing permanent tooth that is just behind the dislodged primary tooth. If this happens to a permanent tooth, it should be carefully picked up by its crown, not by its root, for the root part may still contain vital attachments necessary for a successful transplant.

You can very briefly wash it (in seconds only) in milk or saline solution if it is dirty. If it is possible to replant the tooth, hold it then in place by biting on a clean cloth to keep it in place. Or otherwise, if it can’t be re-implanted immediately, the tooth can be placed in the patient’s mouth, between the teeth and the inside cheek. This is an emergency, and dental attention should be prompt.

Emergency Dental Care at Lynwood Dentistry

We at Song Dental Center provide same day emergency appointments for existing and new patients. If you have a dental emergency, like trauma, do give us a call so can expect you and be ready. Or, you can just walk-in and be assured we will serve you promptly.