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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — An adult or child's permanent tooth has been completely knocked out of the mouth from a fall, sport, or blow.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Empty socket with bleeding where a tooth was.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Whole tooth found on the ground or in the mouth.
Scene hazards: Choking on tooth, Continued bleeding
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Control bleeding — have person bite on clean gauze or cloth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Locate the tooth immediately. Pick up by the white crown part only.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rinse dirt off with milk, saline, or the person's saliva — brief gentle rinse only.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Try to slide the tooth back into the socket facing the correct way. Have them bite on gauze.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call dentist emergency line or 112 if heavy bleeding, head injury, or no dentist available.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Say permanent tooth avulsed and whether it was reinserted.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dental or emergency care within 30 minutes gives the best chance to save the tooth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If baby tooth was knocked out, do not reinsert — but still seek advice for bleeding or injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT scrub the root or use soap, alcohol, or tap water for long soaking.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT wrap the tooth in tissue — it dries out quickly.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A knocked-out tooth is lost forever — just ignore it
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quick reimplantation or proper storage in milk can save a permanent tooth.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Permanent tooth loss and costly replacement when salvage was possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A knocked-out permanent tooth can sometimes be saved if reimplanted quickly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dry storage or rough handling destroys cells on the root needed for reattachment.