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What should we do if we injured our teeth accidentally?
1. If you have fractured a tooth, you should find the tooth part that has broken off.
If you have fractured a tooth, you should find the tooth part that has broken off.
 
2. Inform your parents immediately.
Inform your parents immediately.
 
3. Go to a dental clinic immediately so that the dentist can check your teeth in detail.
Go to a dental clinic immediately so that the dentist can check your teeth in detail.
 
4. The dentist will treat your teeth accordingly.
The dentist will treat your teeth accordingly.
 
If the entire permanent tooth is knocked out, we should treat the situation as follows:
1. Pick up the tooth immediately by its crown without touching the root. Use half of a glass of water or milk to gently rinse the dirt off from the root. Do not wash or scrub it.
Pick up the tooth immediately by its crown without touching the root.  Use half of a glass of water or milk to gently rinse the dirt off from the root.  Do not wash or scrub it.
 
2. Ask an adult to put your tooth back into its original position according to the alignment and shape of your teeth. Bite your teeth gently to stabilize the tooth.
Ask an adult to put your tooth back into the place that the tooth was knocked out according to your teeth’s alignment and shape.  Close your teeth gently to stabilize the tooth in place.
 
3. If there is any difficulty inserting the tooth back into the socket, immerse the tooth in either milk or saliva of the injured person in a container.
If there is any difficulty inserting the tooth into the socket, immerse the tooth in either milk or saliva of the injured person in a container.
 
4. Inform your parents, and ask them to bring you to a dentist immediately.
Inform your parents, and ask them to bring you to a dentist.
 
Remember, the quicker the treatment, the better the chance for the tooth to be saved!
 

 

 
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