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Understanding Mouth Injuries
Mouth injuries, which can affect the teeth, jaw, lips, tongue, inner cheeks, gums, roof of the mouth, neck, or tonsils, are frequent, especially in children. Some mouth injuries appear more severe than they actually are. Because there are so many blood arteries in the head and neck region, even a little cut or puncture inside the mouth may bleed profusely. Immediate first aid on minor mouth injuries can help stop bleeding, reduce pain, help healing, and prevent infection before seeing a dentist while others need to be taken to a dentist immediately.
A tooth getting knocked during a sports activity is one of the most common mouth injuries. You may be able to replace a permanent tooth in its socket if it has been knocked out or torn away from the socket. Immediate first aid and dental care are needed when a permanent tooth has been knocked out and seeing an emergency dentist immediately.
Preventing Mouth Injuries
Many mouth and dental injuries can be prevented by taking the following steps.
- Schedule routine dental examinations. You are more likely to fully recover from an injury if your teeth and gums are in good health.
- To avoid or lessen mouth injuries in a car accident, use a seat belt. To prevent injury, always buckle your child into a child car seat.
- When playing sports, wear a mouth guard. A dentist can create a mouth guard for you, or you can buy one from an athletic supply shop.
- Wear a helmet and face guard in sports during which a face, mouth, or head injury could occur.
- Follow your orthodontist's recommendations for correct use and maintenance if you wear an orthodontic appliance, such as a retainer.
- If you grind your teeth, ask your dentist whether he or she recommends a mouth guard.
- Ask your doctor if and when they advise using a helmet and face guard to protect your head and mouth if you have seizures or other health issues that could increase your risk of falling.
Dental Injuries & Endodontics in Collingwood
You can be in excruciating agony or discomfort if you've had a serious dental accident. The damaged tissue in and around your teeth needs to be repaired by a professional who will do it with compassion while also restoring your smile.
Traumatic dental injuries can be treated by our endodontists. Dentistry's field of endodontics focuses on treating injury or disease that affects a tooth's interior, particularly the root canals, pulp chamber, and root.
We use a variety of methods to prevent the extraction of damaged teeth, treat infections, and repair damage. The nature and degree of the dental injury will dictate the course of treatment, as is the case with many other injuries. Even though youngsters suffer traumatic dental injuries the majority of the time, anyone can get one at any point in their lives. regardless of whether you were injured while participating in a sport, in a car accident, or due to another accident. Contact us today to get started!