WHAT TO DO IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW KNOCKS THEIR TOOTH OUT?
Most importantly STAY CALM. Find the tooth and make sure you hold it only by the crown (the part visible in the mouth) and place it under running tap water for 10 seconds. If possible, place it back into the socket in the mouth and try positioning it. Ask the person to bite down on a clean handkerchief and rush to a dentist. If it is not possible to replace the tooth at the site of accident, place the tooth in milk and immediately go to a dentist. The dental surgeon will evaluate the injury and the tooth and if possible will try replanting it in the socket The treatment and further outcome will depend on whether the root of the tooth is completely formed or not and on how long it has been out of the tooth in dry conditions. The dentist will then splint the tooth to keep it in the mouth and further plan a root canal treatment. If a milk tooth has been knocked out, DO NOT TRY REPLANTING it. This may injure the permanent tooth forming in the bone.
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