Dental Emergencies               

Toothache:

• Contact parent and urge prompt dental care.
• If swelling is present, apply cold compress to outside of cheek.

Displaced Tooth:

• Place tooth in milk, cool water or clean wet cloth.
• DO NOT clean or rinse tooth or mouth.
• Apply cold compress to face next to the missing tooth.
• Notify parent to take child and tooth to the dentist immediately.

Mouth Cuts:

• Apply direct pressure to bleeding area with a clean cloth or gauze.
• If swelling is present, apply cold compress.
• If bleeding does not stop readily or cut is severe, notify parent and urge immediate

Medical care.

Orthodontic Problems (braces or retainers):

• If a wire is causing irritation, cover the end of the wire with a small cotton ball or piece of gauze and call parent to take child to dentist.
• DO NOT attempt to remove if a wire is embedded in the cheek, tongue or gum tissues. Notify parent to take child to the dentist immediately.
• If appliance breaks, place in an envelope. Notify parent to take child and broken section to the dentist.