The summer holidays are
around the corner and all kids are all set to freak it out. But protecting your
teeth holds a not so small place , especially when engaging yourselves in
outdoor games and other sports activities. This applies especially to young
children in the age group of 6 to 12 years whose permanent front teeth are
still in the process of formation.
The upper front teeth are
the most susceptible to injuries following road traffic accidents and other
traumatic episodes both indoors and also out in the playgrounds. Apart from the
toddlers, the school age group children are the ones who are easily prone to
such accidents especially the sports injuries. The newly erupted young
permanent teeth have incompletely formed roots. The jaw bones are also immature
and in a pliable form in children. This makes the front teeth to get easily
displaced from their sockets after trauma and this is not an easy situation to
handle with. Here are some tips to take care of a tooth that has come out of
its socket following trauma.
Make sure that it is a
permanent tooth because milk teeth are usually not placed back.
Try to place the tooth back
in to its socket and make the child keep it in position by biting on a piece of
gauze or a clean handkerchief and rush to your nearest pediatric dentist
If unable to replace, don’t
panic. Never try to clean or scrub the tooth even if contaminated with dust or
dirt. Immediately transfer the tooth into a liquid medium. The best carrier
medium easily available would be chilled and skimmed milk ( the Milma milk
available in yellow packets which contain the least amount of fat). But the
best medium available commercially is HBSS (Hans Balanced Salt Solution). It is
advisable to stock this in schools and indoor and outdoor stadiums which is
available as “Save-a-tooth” kit with all the necessary things to handle the
tooth before reaching the concerned clinician.
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Dental Care Tips For Your
Kids During This Summer
Author: Dr.Reshmi J MDS
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