What to Do If Your Child Chips, Cracks, Or Knocks Out A Tooth

Being top-heavy, still acclimated to walking and running, and frequently being fearless, children fall down often, so it’s not unexpected that their teeth might take the brunt of the blow.

You’ll be more equipped to handle a dental emergency if your child breaks, chips, or loses a tooth if you know what to do (and what not to do).

No matter how minor the tooth injury may seem, your child will need to be examined by a dentist to make sure that there hasn’t been any further harm done to the mouth, neighboring teeth, or jaw.

Sometimes the youngster may not even notice or feel any discomfort, but other times it may hurt them if a significant portion of the tooth has been chipped or if the tooth has been completely knocked out.

Steps to take if a child breaks or chips a tooth

The steps below should be taken if your kid breaks, chips, or cracks a tooth:

1. Call the dentist for your child right away
2. Give them a watery mouthwash
3. Applying a cold compress will help to minimize facial edema
4. Bring the tooth fragment to the dentist if at all possible

Never attempt to replace a baby tooth that has been knocked out because doing so could harm both the tooth and the permanent tooth that lies behind it. Instead, make an appointment with your child’s pediatric dentist as soon as you can, and if you can, bring the tooth with you.

If the knocked-out tooth is a permanent tooth, you should carefully rinse it off, reinsert it in the mouth as soon as you can, and then visit your dentist right once.

How to Replace a Tooth Temporarily

Only if the tooth that was knocked out was a permanent tooth, should you follow these steps.

• Locate the tooth and take hold of the crown (the widest part of the tooth). Keep your hands away from the tooth’s root.
• Gently rinse a tooth in cold water for 10 seconds if it is filthy. Never scrub it or apply soap to it.
• Your youngster should next gently bite down on a clean piece of gauze, a handkerchief, or a washcloth while you replace the tooth in its socket.
• Your youngster should next gently bite down on a clean piece of gauze, a handkerchief, or a washcloth while you replace the tooth in its socket.
• If you are unable to replant the tooth, keep it moist in a clean container filled with clean water, iced milk, a saline solution, or cold milk until you can visit a dentist.
• Get dental care right away.
• In the event that your child knocks out a permanent tooth, you must act quickly and be ready. The best chance for saving a tooth is to transplant it or place it in one of the aforementioned liquids within roughly five minutes.

You can also read: Schedule Your Child’s First Dental Visit

Conclusion

Even while you can’t stop every trip, fall, or sports accident, child-proofing your house and requiring your child to wear a mouth guard while participating in sports can help prevent oral injuries.

CALL US NOW : 361-238-4460 to make an appointment at Palm Tree Dental to speak with one of our compassionate dental experts if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s teeth, particularly if they play sports.