Know How To Deal With Dental Emergencies

 Your pearly whites are assets that must be taken care of regularly. Any sort of injury to the teeth or gums can cause long-term harm leading to a risk of even permanent damage. For all dental emergencies, it is vital to visit one's dentist as early as possible.

Listed below are some simple safety measures to avoid accidents and injury to the teeth

• Wear a mouth guard when participating in sports or recreational activities.

• Avoid chewing ice, popcorn kernels, and hard candy, all of which can crack a tooth.

• Use scissors and not teeth to cut things.

What to do during a dental emergency?

From a chipped tooth to severe pain and swelling, the following dental disasters have been covered!

• Knocked out Tooth: Find the missing tooth, hold it by the enamel-covered crown and not the root. Rinse it off with water, do not scrub it! Try to put back the tooth in its original spot and hold it in that position or store it in a cup of milk while reaching the emergency dentist.

• Toothache: Rinse mouth thoroughly with warm water. If the toothache is caused by food stuck in between teeth, try using dental floss to dislodge it. Alternatively, apply a cold compress while waiting to see the dentist.

• Chipped and Broken Teeth: Save any pieces of the broken tooth. Use warm water to rinse the oral cavity clean. Apply gauze for 10 minutes if there is bleeding and use a cold compress on the outside of the mouth to keep swelling down while waiting to see an emergency dentist.

• Broken Braces: Use a pencil eraser to try to fold any sharp ends of the wires back down safely. If that doesn't work; use orthodontic wax to cover the wire, or gauze. Get an appointment with the orthodontist to fix it.

• Abscess: This is an infection that is around the root of the tooth and a serious condition that calls for a dentist's appointment immediately. While waiting at the dentist's office, rinse with warm salty water to clean the oral cavity.