Children’s Dental Emergencies Kallangur
Having basic knowledge of children’s emergency dental care can help your kids prevent tooth loss and other dental problems. Dental emergencies are inevitable, especially for active children who can hurt themselves during playtime.
In several ways, dental emergencies are the same with caring for any other mishaps and injury. In the event of trauma to the teeth or mouth, your emergency dentist at Prevent Dental Suite provides useful dental first aid tips to help you deal with your child’s dental emergency.
Common Dental Emergencies in Children and How to Handle Them
Toothaches
- Help your child rinse their mouth vigorously with warm water or saline solution (salted water).
- Floss their tooth to get rid of any food trapped between the teeth, which can aggravate the pain.
- If your child needs a painkiller, have them take children’s pain medication. Don’t use aspirin and avoid applying the medication to the tooth or gum area.
Broken Tooth
- Rinse the injured area with warm clean water.
- Using a clean cloth, apply direct pressure on the bleeding area.
- If possible, gather the broken tooth fragments. Pick it up by the crown without touching the roots.
- Go to the nearest dental clinic or call your dentist right away.
Knocked-out Tooth
- Rinse your child’s mouth with warm clean water.
- Apply a cold compress to reduce swelling. (You can use popsicles, too)
- Pick the tooth up by the crown and not the root. Soak the tooth in saline or milk.
- Go to the dentist immediately as they may be able to reimplant the tooth.
Broken Braces
- Slowly and carefully move the offending wire into place by using a pencil eraser
- See a dentist as soon as possible.
- Cover the edges with gauze, cotton or gum on the way to the clinic.
Take Your Child for a Dental Emergency Visit at Prevent Dental Suite
When your child experiences facial trauma, visit your emergency dentist Kallangur to ensure that no teeth have been damaged or loosened. If you can’t execute first aid during the dental emergency, don’t waste any time to see us here at Prevent Dental Suite. Quick action on your part can help save your child’s smile and speed recovery without permanent damage to their teeth or any tissues in the mouth. At Prevent Dental Suite, we are prompt to handle your child’s dental emergency with speed and professionalism.
The Child Dental Benefits Schedule will continue in 2021
In the news:
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has applauded announcement by the Turnbull Government and its Health Minister, Greg Hunt, to reinstate the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) cap to $1,013.
“The Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt … advised the ADA that a number of changes to the CDBS have been finalised and will take effect on 1 January 2021.”
Bulk Bill for children who are eligible for MEDICARE CHILD DENTAL BENEFIT SCHEDULE
Up to $1,013 worth of dental treatments over two years
Children’s Dental Emergencies in Kallangur
If you’re suffering from acute pain and require immediate treatment, call our Kallangur clinic for an emergency appointment. Don’t put off seeing the dentist if you are facing even a mild toothache. If untreated, the condition can escalate and may cause further nerve damage, abscesses, and spreading of the infection into the body.
Preventive Dentistry in Kallangur
We are a family-friendly dentist serving patients of all ages in Kallangur, Warner, Murrumba Downs, North Lakes, Petrie, Strathpine, Griffin, Mango Hill, Lawnton and surrounding areas in Brisbane northside.