Family's Campus -Children aged 7 or above - Oral Problems - Oral structure and tooth trauma

What should we do if our teeth are injured accidentally?

1. If your tooth is fractured, you should find and keep the broken tooth part.
   
   
2. Inform your parents immediately.
   
   
3. Go to a dental clinic immediately so that the dentist can check your teeth thoroughly.
   
   
4. The dentist will treat your teeth accordingly.
   
   

If the whole permanent tooth is knocked out, you should do the follows:

1. Pick up the tooth immediately by holding 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 with reference to the position and shape of other teeth. Bite your teeth gently to stabilize the tooth.
   
   
   
3. If there is difficulty in inserting the tooth back into the socket,immerse the tooth in either milk or saliva of the injured person in a container, make sure the whole tooth is fully immersed.
   
   
4. Inform your parents, and ask them to bring you to a dentist immediately.
   
   

Remember, the earlier the treatment is carried out, the better the chance for the tooth to be saved!