What to do if your tooth gets knocked out

Dear All,
Here's a quick video (3 min) on what to do if your tooth gets knocked out (like if a baseball hit your tooth or if you tripped and hit your mouth on the sidewalk). The answer surprised all of my medical school classmates!

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[iamaGod357]

will the hospital reattach the tooth for you or do you have to call your dentist?

[usmedstudent]

re: iamaGod357. it depends on which hospital and where. at children's hospital of boston, they will put in splints for you. hope this helps!

[syncmaster915n]

You didn't mention how to take care of the re-attached tooth the few days or even weeks afterward. It's pretty hard to avoid touching,let alone biting with the still wobbly tooth, no? Would the tooth still hurt? That's pretty tough for a fidgety child. Can he still brush his teeth like normal?

Thnx for posting though. It's still a good piece of health information.

[usmedstudent]

re: syncmaster915n, thanks for your message -- once you go to the hospital, the dentists will help save the tooth (they'll splint the tooth, etc...) so the most important thing is to get to the hospital with a tooth that can be saved.

[ch53tm]

what if the tooth becomes really dirty (ie. it lands on the sidewalk and picks up dirt)?

[usmedstudent]

re: ch53tm, if tooth gets dirty, rinse with milk or hbss, then put back in.

[yabitchonmydikk]

@ballnscoot4life you could get an implant

[Izaak247]

Why has nobody ever taught me this before? Ffs why do dentists or maybe even the school teach me this before! It's more fucking useful than knowing H2O= water.. God I learn so much bullshit

[davidruedy]

could it be any more windy?

[ballnscoot4life]

About a year ago I got my tooth knocked out and we got it put back in but it got infected about 5 months later so it got pulled and now I have a stupid ass tooth on a retainer it sucks so bad. Never get ur tooth knocked out!!!

[charlhaines1]

ive had mine knocked out in a hockey match 2 and a half of my front teeth! an im only 14

[scruffygangsta]

fuckin ching chong

[faytafu06]

Wow nobody tells us this staff

[TouchTypist]

I used to wrestle, and my tooth got elbowed and almost fell out. The medic at the match told me exactly what you're saying. Also, I put my retainer in (from after having braces), and that helped to set the tooth back into the right place. To this day (8 years later) my tooth is still strong and in its correct place. It is nice to see this video usamedstudent.

[suemacas]

Over 30 years ago, my son had some teeth knocked out at school, and a very smart teacher put his teeth in a cup with his own saliva. We took this to the dentist and he said that the teacher actually 'saved the life' of my son's teeth. Today, he still has his own teeth, including the ones that were knocked out!

[detruful]

you know alot about dental anatomy; maybe you should consider maxfac.