What to Do If Your Child Chipped a Tooth?

 

child chipped tooth It is common for children to experience a dental injury at some point in their life. As toddlers when they have just learned to walk or later when children grow up and engage in sports, your child may chip or break their tooth. If your child chipped a tooth, don’t worry and remember to visit a pediatric dentist to have it examined. Here is what to know about dental chipping or breaks in children, what you should do if it happens, and what treatment options are available.

What to do right away when your child chips a tooth?

A chipped tooth isn’t necessarily an alarming condition. In most cases, a dental or mouth injury is not life threating. This means you need to keep calm and manage the situation. So, before you see a dentist, there are some essential tips to remember and follow.

Stay calm

As a parent, it is important to remain calm and not to get panic before doing anything at all. Staying calm helps you manage the situation and more importantly helps your child not to fear. Make your child relax and feel comfortable with your supportive reaction and the words you use.

Check their mouth

Make sure you inspect your kid’s mouth to see if there are any pieces of the tooth. Rinse their mouth and check for any pain or bleeding. Applying cold compress helps relieve pain. If there are signs that the tooth is loose or partially knocked out, it is essential to place a clean wet gauze on the area and ask your kid to bite down to keep it in place.

Call the dentist

Reach out to a dentist as soon as possible. Your child may not feel significant pain or even feel fine, but it is still recommended to make an appointment with a pediatric dentist. In some cases, a chipped tooth may involve deep crack or fracture. This can leave the pulp of the tooth exposed to bacteria, causing an infection.  

Should you see a dentist?

While certain steps can be taken at home and over the phone, your child should be evaluated by a dentist or pediatrician after a mouth or teeth injury. Some parents wonder if their kid needs medical care. Here are some signs and symptoms that show your child’s tooth needs immediate treatment either in an emergency room or the dentist’s office:

Pain or sensitivity in the injured tooth

It is likely that the tooth nerve may be exposed in a broken or chipped tooth. This causes pain and sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures in a tooth.

The bleeding tooth and gums

You can help stop bleeding by applying pressure to the area. And if the bleeding doesn’t seem to stop even after you applied pressure for 10 minutes, call your dentist immediately.

Dental fluorosis is a condition caused by consuming too much fluoride when a child’s teeth are developing under the gums. It is restricted to children from birth to age 8 when tooth formation is underway and happens once a large amount of fluoride is ingested.

 

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