Traumatic injuries to the mouth and teeth of young Australians is a common occurrence, and it is helpful to know how to manage an injury of this nature if you are first on the scene. That’s why we have written this series of articles about Dental First Aid, and produced a handy Dental First Aid […]
Dental Emergencies Part 3: The Broken Tooth
This is the third article in a series that we have prepared about First Aid for Dental Injuries. Previous articles discussed how to manage a tooth that has been ‘avulsed’ (completely knocked out) and a tooth that has been partially dislodged. You can read those articles by clicking on the links above.
Dental Emergencies Part 2: The Dislodged Tooth
This is the second article in our series about First Aid in Dental Emergencies. Last time we addressed how to manage a tooth that had been ‘avulsed,’ which is dental-speak for ‘completely knocked out.’ You can read that article here. Here, we are going to consider the situation where a tooth has received a blow but […]
Dental Emergencies Part 1: The Knocked Out Tooth
Many people in Australia play and enjoy contact sport, especially children. Football, soccer, basketball, hockey and cricket are all very popular. In these sports, the risk of being hit in the mouth by bats, balls or even body parts is quite high. However, a lot of people who play these sports do not actually wear mouth guards, which places mouths […]
Dental Injuries- They Don’t Just Occur On The Sports Field!
Accidents happen, and oftentimes, teeth are involved. Whilst there are ways to prevent injury during sporting games and training (see this article on Mouthguards), the fact is that many injuries to teeth occur away from organised sporting events.