According to the American Dental Association, the difference between saving or losing a knocked out tooth, is the thirty minutes following the incident. Get to the dental office immediately.
To save the tooth, follow these steps:
- Rinse the tooth in tap water.
- Avoid scrubbing the tooth.
- Insert the tooth into the empty socket quickly.
- If you are uncomfortable inserting the tooth, put the tooth in milk or water.
- Get to the dentist immediately.
If people buy Save-A-Tooth systems ahead of time, the knocked out teeth can have a ten times better success rate. Better than milk of water. Has a special cell preserving fluid. Saveatooth.com
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