Often, dental emergencies in children can become a parent's nightmare! Not only are you worried about the health of your child, but also, you child might not be very happy to have to go see a dentist and that might make any trauma or pain they are having worse. Because of this, it is very important to routinely take your child to the dentist for regular checkups from the age of 2 or 3 onwards. If ever an emergency consultation is necessary, the child will have already been familiarized with the office and the dentist, and the emergency consultation will most likely be more peaceful. Even with regular trips to the dentist, the actions to take in an emergency are sometimes forgotten in the haste and panic generated by your child's pain. Dental emergencies involving children are very common. Falls, blows at school, playing with friends, games, and extracurricular activities are all events that we frequently encounter, and which are the common causes of emergency dental visits. As with any emergency involving your child, do not delay in seeing an emergency dentist if there is severe pain or bleeding. While a pediatric dentist is best for children, any emergency dentist will be able to help your child with the different types of dental emergencies that can arise.
Fractures
On permanent tooth or a baby tooth, it is important to recover the piece of broken tooth. The dentist will always get a better result with the patient's own tooth pieces. Be sure to keep the fractured piece in a tooth rescue kit, milk, or saliva, avoid letting the tooth dry out and only put it in water as a last resort. It is also a good idea to disinfect any wounds with a cotton swab and mouthwash. You can also give your child approved painkillers in case of pain. Also, call your dentist as soon as possible!
Dental expulsion
When a baby tooth is knocked out during a fall or a blow, it will NOT be reimplanted, and generally is not an emergency unless there is significant pain or bleeding. It is still necessary to consult the dentist to make sure to carry out the complete check-up and to follow any aftercare treatments prescribed by a dentist. If a permanent adult tooth is completely knocked out, do your best to preserve the whole tooth as stated above and get to an emergency dentist as soon as possible. It is important here to remember NOT to touch the root of the tooth or to try and put the tooth back in your child’s mouth, as there is a risk of swallowing the tooth.
Dental abscess
Often due to a recurrence of decay or an inadequate growth of the permanent tooth under the milk tooth, abscesses can be quite serious in children as well as adults. If you suspect an abscess, it is advisable to make an appointment with the dentist to assess the treatment to be followed after taking antibiotics. If there is much pain or you notice any redness or pus in your child’s mouth or if their face or cheeks start to swell, the abscess should be treated as an emergency because this generally means it is infected. The infection in an abscess can quickly spread to the rest of your child’s body.
Difficulty eating, brushing teeth, sleeping, etc.
Often the sign of a cavity, always pay attention to what your children say. Dental pain is not easy pain to accept, if your child only eats on one side, complains of pain while brushing his teeth, wakes up at night, it is necessary to consult your dentist.