How To Help With A Knocked Out Tooth

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Make the person comfortable

Bleeding from the mouth can be alarming so it’s important that you reassure the injured person and make them comfortable. Sit them down with a bowl to catch the blood.

Step 3: Wash your hands thoroughly

Wash your hands thoroughly using soap and dry them. Put on a pair of disposable gloves if you have them.

Step 4: Replant the tooth

Next carefully push the tooth back into its socket.

Step 5: Use a gauze pad

Then place a gauze pad between the top and bottom teeth and ask the person to press down firmly. This will help to keep the tooth in place.

Step 6: Replace the pad

If the pad becomes soaked in blood, replace it with a new one. Blood soaked pads should be sealed in a water tight plastic bag and placed in a bin to stop the blood coming into contact with other people.

It’s important to remind the injured person to let any blood run out of their mouth as swallowing it may make them feel sick and vomit.

Step 7: Keep the tooth moist

If the tooth cannot be replanted or if it does not stay in place, ask the person to keep their tooth moist by placing it inside their cheek or in a clean container with milk. This will help prevent the tooth from drying out.

Whatever you do, don’t clean the tooth as this may cause damage to the tissues and risk reducing the possibility of reimplantation.

Step 8: Seek medical advice

Take or send the person to hospital or a dentist ASAP.