How to Fix Knocked Out Tooth or Bleeding from Mouth?
If a secondary (adult) tooth is knocked out, it should be replanted in its socket as soon as possible.
Knocked out Tooth:
If keeping the tooth inside is not possible, ask the person to keep the tooth inside his cheek if he feels able to do this. Alternatively, place it in a small container of milk or saliva to prevent it from drying out.
What to do?
- Please pick up the tooth by its crown, and wash it under cold running water for ten seconds.
Push the tooth gently into the socket and cover it with gauze. Ask the person to close his mouth over it gently. - If a tooth cannot be replaced keep it moist by placing it in milk, or if none is available, in the person’s saliva (in the mouth, a cup, or even a piece of saliva-soaked gauze).
Send the person to a dentist so the tooth can be reimplanted.
Special Case:
Bleeding Tooth Socket:
To control bleeding from a tooth socket, roll a gauze pad thick enough to prevent the person’s teeth from meeting, place it across the empty socket, and tell him to bite down on it.
Caution!
■ Do not touch the root of a knocked-out tooth or store it in anything apart from milk or saliva as you will damage the surface, reducing the chance of reimplantation and healing.
■ Keep any tooth fragments.
Bleeding from the Mouth:
Cuts to the tongue, lips, or lining of the mouth range from minor injuries to more serious wounds.
The cause is often the person’s teeth or dental extraction. Bleeding from the mouth may be profuse and can be alarming. There is a risk that blood may be inhaled into the lungs, causing breathing problems.
What to do?
- Ask the person to sit down, with his/her head forwards and tilted slightly to the injured side, to allow blood to drain from her mouth.
- Place a sterile gauze pad over the wound. Ask the person to squeeze the pad between the finger and thumb and press on the wound for ten minutes.
- If bleeding persists, replace the pad. Tell the person to let the blood dribble out; if she swallows it, it may induce vomiting.
- Do not wash the mouth out because this may disturb a clot. Advise her to avoid drinking anything hot for 12 hours.
Caution!
If the wound is large, or the bleeding lasts longer than 30 minutes or restarts, seek medical or dental advice.
Your Aims:
■ To control bleeding■ To safeguard the airway by preventing any inhalation of blood.
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