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First Aid:
Dental trauma
In this video, you will learn to administer first aid for dental trauma.
There are three scenarios to consider:
1 – The tooth has fallen out completely
Scenario 1: the tooth has been knocked completely out of the gum:
- Do not try to replant the tooth yourself.
1 - Rinse
- Have the casualty rinse out their mouth with drinking water.
2 - Apply pressure to the gum
- Stop the bleeding by applying pressure to the gum with a sterile gauze pad.
3 – Preserve the tooth
- Hold the tooth by the crown, not by the root, which still contains living cells.
- Put the tooth in saline solution or, failing that, milk.
4 – See a dentist immediately
- Get the casualty to a dentist as quickly as possible.
The quicker you act, the better the chances of saving the tooth!
2 – The tooth has moved but is still intact
Scenario 2: the tooth has been knocked out of position, but is still in the gum:
1 – Do no move the tooth
- Leave the tooth as close as possible to its initial position.
2 – See a dentist immediately
Take the victim to a dentist as quickly as possible
The quicker you act, the better the chances of saving the tooth!
3 – The tooth is broken or chipped
Scenario 3: the tooth has been broken:
1 – Preserve the tooth fragment
-Find the broken tooth fragment and put it in saline solution or, failing that, milk.
2 – See a dentist immediately
- Get the victim to a dentist as quickly as possible.
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