Knocked-Out Baby Tooth | Queens, Brooklyn, New York

How to Respond When Your Child Knocks Out a Baby Tooth

When a baby tooth is knocked out of your child's mouth, it is important to remain calm and cool. Although it is not healthy for a child when a baby tooth is lost before or until the time that the permanent tooth is coming in, prompt dental intervention will ensure that a lost tooth does not ruin much of their future proper oral health.

When your child knocks out his or her baby tooth, rinse the mouth with cold water to remove dirt and blood. Apply gentle pressure on the socket with a clean cloth or some gauze. Alternatively, they can bite a washcloth soaked in cold water-this will also stop the bleeding and reduce swelling alongside pain due to the injury.

Go for help if your child's baby tooth has fallen out

Although a knocked-out baby tooth is in dire need of dental care, this event is very rarely a dental emergency. Its roots are, very short and usually make the losing baby tooth quite easy to knock out.

If you cannot stop the bleeding from your child's mouth, or if your child is suffering severe pain, contact your emergency dental office and take your child for treatment. Otherwise, call us, and we will arrange an appointment to ascertain if their gums or other oral tissues are affected.

We cannot try to put back your child's lost tooth; we will, however, place a space maintainer for your child to hold the space of the lost tooth until that child's permanent tooth comes in.

In doubt, call 911 immediately

In a pediatric emergency, assessment by medical personnel must be done as soon as possible because some injuries could cause the life of the child. It is best not to hesitate calling 911 for unproven cases of a child's health and life being at risk. When treatment is delayed, the status of the victim may worsen, and saving him may become more difficult.