Dental Emergencies 
How to Make Your Own Dental First Aid Kit(0)
An Oral Answers reader, Rebecca recently asked the following question: “In the wake of the earthquake in Japan, my friends and I have been checking/building our disaster kits. One thing that’s come up has been what should be packed in a dental first aid kit. None of our first aid kits contain dental first aid [...]
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Dark Tooth: Why Your Child Has a Discolored Tooth
If you have kids, you know that they can get themselves into a lot of interesting accidents. Many times when kids get a head injury they knock out a tooth. Other times, they simply hit the tooth really hard and injure it. It has been estimated that 8-30% of kids under 7 suffer an accident [...]
How Wearing Your Seat Belt Affects Your Dental Health
One of the questions we ask every new patient who comes in for a comprehensive dental exam at my dental school is this: Do you wear your seat belt? Why We Ask New Dental Patients If They Wear Their Seat Belt This question is part of a form that we go through to assess our [...]
Six Reasons Why You Should Wear a Protective Mouthguard
Common sense dictates that it’s a good idea to wear a mouthguard if you play contact sports or engage in any activity where you could potentially damage your teeth. However, we don’t always do what we know is in our best interest. There are several reasons why people don’t wear mouthguards. Sometimes people don’t know [...]
What to Do When You Lose a Filling from Your Tooth
Earlier this week, I wrote about what you should do when a crown falls off. Today, I will discuss what you should do when you lose a filling. Losing a filling from your tooth can be quite a traumatic event, especially if it comes out while you’re eating and you accidentally bite down on it. [...]
What to Do When Your Child’s Baby Tooth Gets Knocked Out
What should you do when your child comes to you crying with a bloody mouth and a tooth in their hand? A normal reaction to this scenario is panic. However, if you know what steps to take, you could prevent permanent damage to your child’s teeth. The American Dental Association estimates that by the time [...]
Nine Steps to Take When Your Permanent Tooth Gets Knocked Out of Your Mouth
No matter how careful people are, there always seems to be a way to knock out a tooth. When a tooth gets knocked out, the technical name for this condition is called tooth avulsion. Unfortunately, when a tooth gets knocked out, panic ensues. There may be many people around who “know what to do” and [...]
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