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Emergency Care

Dental accidents can happen anytime. Toothway Dental provides emergency dental care for your child to reduce pain and save permanent teeth. The immediate management of the dental issues lessens the severity and prevents complications.

What to do if your Child Suffers from Severe Toothache?

A large cavity causes severe pain in your child due to infection. If the tooth has a black pit, discolouration, or swelling in the gums, consult the dentist for immediate management. The infection causes abscess formation around the root and discharges pus. Depending on the severity, the infected primary tooth is either extracted or treated with pulpectomy or pulpotomy. A warm salt water gargle reduces tooth pain to some extent. The permanent tooth is usually saved using root canal procedures.

Do not Panic About Your Child’s Dental Injury

Accidents are commonly seen during play time or other activities. The injury to lips, tongue, chin, or cheeks causes lacerations. If there is heavy bleeding or large cuts, consider visiting the nearby dentist. To avoid infections, wipe the area with clean tap water, give an ice pack, and use cotton to absorb the blood. Major lacerations require sutures to hold the damaged tissues in place.

What if my Child Cracks a Tooth?

A hard hit in the tooth during an accidental fall or slip causes trauma. The chipped tooth has sharp edges and may injure the soft tissue. Consult Dr.Shanthan for the management of traumatised tooth. An X-ray is taken to observe if there is any blowout fracture. The loosened tooth may settle in the gums after a few days. The dentist will ask you to come for a review after 14 days.

How to save the Knocked-out Tooth?

The knocked-out permanent tooth can be saved by doing root canal treatment outside the mouth. Hold the crown of the knocked-out tooth and do not clean it with your fingers as It damages the vital cells present in the root. Avoid forcing the tooth into the socket.

Place the tooth under the lips or tongue. It can also be placed inside a cup of cold milk or cold cocnut water. There is a high chance of saving the tooth if you reach the dentist within an hour.

How is Facial Trauma Managed in Children?

The major facial trauma with swelling or bruise occurs if there are any facial bone injuries or dislocation of the lower jaw. Road traffic accidents are the major cause of facial trauma in young children. The surgeon in Toothway Dental provides advanced management of complex fractures. Give a compression with icepacks on your way to the dentist. Early management restores the function and prevents further complications.

What are the Safety Tips to Avoid Trauma?

• Provide a mouthguard for your child while playing games. Children should wear a helmet while playing contact sports like baseball, cricket or while cycling.
• Supervise your child and avoid chewing pencils, opening bottle caps, and tearing the food packets using their teeth.
• Avoid running around with toothbrush or pencils in the mouth.
• Block the stairways to prevent accidental falls.