If you can be sure of one thing with children, it’s that they are susceptible to a wide range of dental injuries. Pediatric dental emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. Experiencing one can be extremely frightening, but acting fast can be the difference-maker when it comes to saving your child’s perfect smile. Here’s our rundown of the most common types of emergencies that your children are likely to encounter:
Toothaches are relatively common and can be caused by a variety of factors, including cracked or fractured teeth, tooth decay, or dental trauma.
What can you do?
An avulsed tooth is one of the most serious pediatric dental emergencies. You cannot re-plant a baby tooth, however, if your child knocks out one of their permanent teeth it's important to seek dental care immediately. If you can get to the dentist within 20 minutes of the avulsion, there’s a very good chance that your child’s tooth can be saved.
What can you do?
Even if the lost tooth is a milk tooth, you’ll still need to visit an emergency pediatric dentist to get the damage overlooked by a professional.
When a tooth is displaced within the socket, driven further into the mouth or pushed out of the mouth, it’s referred to as a luxation. Often, these sorts of injuries will heal by themselves, however, it’s always worth having the injury checked out by an emergency pediatric dentist.
What can you do?
Teeth can be concussed after they receive some form of dental trauma, usually a bang from falling over or a sporting injury. Unless the tooth begins to discolor, a concussion generally doesn’t constitute a dental emergency, however, you should contact a dentist just to be on the safe side.
What can you do?
From chips and fractures to full-blown cracks, a broken tooth can be one of the scariest pediatric dental emergencies to deal with.
What can you do?
Although there may be lots of blood, there’s no reason to get too worried about a bitten tongue or lip, as it’s unlikely to do any lasting damage.
What can you do?
Broken jaws are generally better treated in an emergency room than by a dentist, although dentists can provide treatment to a certain extent.
What can you do?
An object that’s lodged between your child’s teeth is one of the easiest pediatric dental emergencies to solve.
What can you do?
Just make sure that you stay calm, collected and positive. Tooth injuries (particularly those which involve blood) can be alarming, but if you keep a cool head, your child will too.
Is your child suffering from a pediatric dental emergency? Contact 1-800-DENTIST to book an appointment with an emergency pediatric dentist.
When a tooth is displaced within the socket, driven further into the mouth or pushed out of the mouth, it’s referred to as a luxation. Often, these sorts of injuries will heal by themselves, however, it’s always worth having the injury checked out by an emergency pediatric dentist.
What can you do?
Teeth can be concussed after they receive some form of dental trauma, usually a bang from falling over or a sporting injury. Unless the tooth begins to discolor, a concussion generally doesn’t constitute a dental emergency, however, you should contact a dentist just to be on the safe side.
What can you do?
From chips and fractures to full-blown cracks, a broken tooth can be one of the scariest pediatric dental emergencies to deal with.
What can you do?
Although there may be lots of blood, there’s no reason to get too worried about a bitten tongue or lip, as it’s unlikely to do any lasting damage.
What can you do?
Broken jaws are generally better treated in an emergency room than by a dentist, although dentists can provide treatment to a certain extent.
What can you do?
An object that’s lodged between your child’s teeth is one of the easiest pediatric dental emergencies to solve.
What can you do?
Just make sure that you stay calm, collected and positive. Tooth injuries (particularly those which involve blood) can be alarming, but if you keep a cool head, your child will too.
Is your child suffering from a pediatric dental emergency? Contact 1-800-DENTIST to book an appointment with an emergency pediatric dentist.