Dental Emergency: Prevent Unpleasant Complications
May 7th, 2009
Dental emergencies may happen with everyone, usually in the most irrelevant moments. It is very important to have knowledge that will help you prevent any unpleasant complications, even small ones. Careful handling of the just appeared, delicate problem minimizes the probability of further complexities and makes your dentist’s future job easier. Here you can learn when and how to do it better.
Dental Emergency: Toothache
If it’s caused by food particles stuck between the teeth then remove them carefully. Some warm and clean water can help cleaning the mouth cavity. In case of a swelling apply a cold compress on the outside, and reduce the pain with the help of clove oil. Then let your dentist handle your dental emergency.
Dental Emergency: A broken tooth
Remove the broken pieces only after rinsing your mouth with clean, warm water. Better not to do this if it causes much pain and difficulty while the removing process. Sterile gauze can help stop the bleeding. Then use cold compress in case of swelling, and, of course, visit your dentist as fast as you can.
Dental Emergency: Knocked-out tooth
This dental emergency case must be solved as fast as possible. There is a big probability that your knocked-out tooth can be saved and placed back. To make it real you have to respect some very strict rules. Firstly store the tooth in milk or saliva, to protect it from dangerous bacteria. Then rush at your dentist, with your tooth, of course, reaching him within an hour. If you are late then the tooth won’t be good for further usage.
Dental Emergency: An object trapped between teeth
Sharp objects, like pins, can complicate the emergency situation because of damaging the soft tissues. To remove the trapped food or object use dental floss. You can visit your dentist even if it worked, to check any difficult to see complications.
Dental Emergency: Loss of filling
This is one of the less dangerous dental emergencies. However, to protect your tooth and yourself from further, possible troubles it would be the best to fill the just formed hole with over-the-counter dental cement or a piece of gum without sugar. Gum with sugar can cause pain.
Dental Emergency: Fallen crown
Firstly try to apply clove oil on the exposed area. Then you can coat the inner surface of the crown with the over-the-counter dental cement or toothpaste. But these are only temporary measures, so it’s important to pay a visit to the dentist faster.
Dental Emergency: Breaking of braces wires
Broken wires, bands or braces may hardly damage your soft tissues and mouth, in general. In this dental emergency situation covering the end with a small cotton ball or wax would be very useful. Then you can push it back, but remember that it is only a temporary fix and your orthodontist must be consulted immediately. Cutting the wire on your own is extremely dangerous!
Dental Emergency: Loose braces
This emergency situation is usually handled with the orthodontic wax that is used to fix the loosened bands or placed over the bands. It gives a cushioning effect. Later the orthodontist will cement the loose portions back.
Dental Emergency: Abscessed tooth
An abscessed tooth is a serious problem, and it’s difficult to diagnose yourself as having it. The emergency situation results from the danger caused by the infection. The best you can do is to rinse your mouth with salt water and look for your dentist’s help as fast as possible.
Dental Emergency: Injury to soft tissue
The soft tissue parts of your mouth, like the gums, tongue, lips and cheek, can be easily damaged or injured. As a result you can have an unpleasant bleeding. While this dental emergency happens, there are widely used some simple but effective methods.
The first one is rinsing the mouth with salt water. It cleans and protects from infection. A tea bag or wet gauze can be applied to the bleeding spot and held for 20 minutes or less. Everything depends on how fast the bleeding stops. Then use a cold compress from outside to calm down the pain or possible swelling. In case of any complications the dentist should be consulted that moment.
Categories: Gums, Jaw and Bones, Teeth
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