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Pamela Barkett, DDS 
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Ohio Cosmetic DentistryTuesday, October 24, 2006Monday, October 09, 2006Thursday, October 05, 2006Dental Emergency First Aid For Your Children What to do when your child has a: 1. Toothache · Rinse out their mouth with warm salt water, and floss to remove any trapped food debris. · Give them Children’s Tylenol or Ibuprofen, or use and ice pack for 20 minutes. · Do not use direct heat to the gum or tooth because it could possibly burn the tissue. 2. Knocked-Out Baby Tooth · Have them rinse with warm water to clean their gums. · Do not try to insert the tooth back into the gum-this could interfere with the erupting permanent tooth. · Have them bite down on clean gauze or a wet tea bag to stop bleeding and reduce swelling. 3. Knocked-Out Permanent Tooth · Handle the tooth by the tip-not the root. · If the tooth is dirty, rinse it gently with tap water-do not scrub. · Reinsert the tooth into the gum, and have your child hold it in place, or bite on clean gauze. · If you can not reinsert the tooth, place it in cool milk, so that it doesn’t dry out. 4. Cut or Bitten Tongue, Lip, or Cheek · Have them rinse with water. · Apply ice to the injured area. · If their mouth is bleeding, apply firm pressure with clean gauze. When to Call Your Dentist: · If the pain from a toothache is constant for 1 day or two, they have a fever, or having trouble breathing or swallowing. · Have an exam or check-up, if they have lost a baby tooth prematurely. Damaged baby teeth can cause problems for permanent teeth. When to Go to the Emergency Room: · Immediately- if your permanent tooth has been knocked out. Time is of the essence when trying to save a tooth. · Or if bleeding doesn’t subside after a cut in 15 minutes, or bleeding is uncontrollable even with pressure. To better prepare for a dental emergency, you should keep an emergency kit on hand, with the following items in it: · Gauze- to control bleeding. · Small Container- to transport a tooth if one is knocked out. · Ice pack- for swelling. · Pain reliever · Dental Floss- to remove impacted food debris. · Dentist’s phone number · Dental wax-for sharp wires on braces. · Salt-for salt water rinse.
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