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Any injury to the teeth or gums can be potentially serious and should not be ignored. Ignoring a dental problem can increase the risk of permanent damage as well as the need for more extensive and expensive treatment down the road. Here are some ways to help temporarily alleviate your dental discomforts.
Rinse your mouth with warm water. remove any lodged food using dental flos. Apply a cold compress to the outside of your
mouth. Never put aspirin or any other painkiller against the gums, it could burn
the gum tissue.
Save any pieces. Rinse the mouth using warm water; rinse any broken pieces. If there's
bleeding, apply pressure with a piece of tissue or gauze to the area for about 10 minutes
or until the bleeding stops.
Apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth, or lip near the broken/chipped tooth to keep any swelling down and relieve
pain. See your dentist as soon as possible.
Retrieve the tooth, hold it by the crown (the part that is usually exposed in the
mouth), and rinse off the tooth root with water if it's dirty. Do not scrub it or
remove any attached tissue fragments. If possible, try to put the tooth back in
place. Make sure it's facing the right way. Never force it into the socket. If it's
not possible to reinsert the tooth in the socket, put the tooth in a small container
of milk (or cup of water that contains a pinch of table salt, if milk is not available)
or a product containing cell growth medium, such as Save-a-Tooth. In all cases,
see your dentist as quickly as possible. Knocked out teeth with the highest chances
of being saved are those seen by the dentist and returned to their socket within
1 hour of being knocked out.
See your dentist right away. Until you reach your dentist's office, to relieve pain,
apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth or cheek in the affected area.
Take an over-the-counter pain reliever (such as Tylenol or Advil) if needed.
As a temporary measure, stick a piece of sugarless gum into the cavity (sugar-filled
gum will cause pain) or use an over-the-counter dental cement. See your dentist
as soon as possible.
If the crown falls off, make an appointment to see your dentist as soon as possible
and bring the crown with you. If you can't get to the dentist right away and the
tooth is causing pain, use a cotton swab to apply a little clove oil to the sensitive
area (clove oil can be purchased at your local drug store or in the spice aisle
of your grocery store). If possible, slip the crown back over the tooth. Before
doing so, coat the inner surface with an over-the-counter dental cement, toothpaste,
or denture adhesive, to help hold the crown in place. Do not use super glue!
If a wire breaks or sticks out of a bracket or band and is poking your cheek, tongue
or gum, try using the eraser end of a pencil to push the wire into a more comfortable
position. If you can't reposition the wire, cover the end with orthodontic wax,
a small cotton ball, or piece of gauze until you can get to your orthodontist's
office. Never cut the wire, as you could end up swallowing it or breathing it into
your lungs.
Temporarily reattach loose braces with a small piece of orthodontic wax. Alternatively,
place the wax over the braces to provide a cushion. See your orthodontist as soon
as possible. If the problem is a loose band, save it and call your orthodontist
for an appointment to have it recemented or replaced (and to have missing spacers
replaced).
Abscess are infections that occur around the root of a tooth or in the space between
the teeth and gums. Abscesses are a serious condition that can damage tissue and
surrounding teeth, with the infection possibly spreading to other parts of the body
if left untreated so see your dentist right away.
To ease the pain and draw the pus toward the surface, try rinsing your mouth with
a mild salt water solution (1/2 teaspoon of table salt in 8 ounces of water) several
times a day.
1) Rinse your mouth with a mild salt-water solution.
2) Use a moistened piece of gauze or tea bag to apply pressure to the bleeding site.
Hold in place for 15 to 20 minutes.
3) To both control bleeding and relieve pain, hold a cold compress to the outside
of the mouth or cheek in the affected area for 5 to 10 minutes.
4) If the bleeding doesn't stop, see your dentist right away or go to a hospital
emergency room. Continue to apply pressure on the bleeding site with the gauze until
you can be seen and treated.