Daisy First Aid Redhill

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🦷 One question we are often asked by parents in our first aid classes is what to do if a child ever knocks out a tooth.

🦷 So here’s what you should do:

🥛 A knocked-out adult tooth can usually be saved by putting it back in place, or in milk as soon as possible before seeing dentist.

🦷 If it’s an adult (permanent) tooth:

•Hold it by the white bit that sticks out of the gum (the crown). Do not touch the root.
•Lick it clean if it’s dirty, or quickly rinse it in cold running water for no more than 10 seconds.
•Try to put it back into the hole in the gum.

🥛 If it does not go in easily:
- put it in milk
- put it in saliva – by spitting into a container (if it’s your tooth) or having your child spit into a container (if it’s theirs)
- hold it in your cheek until you see the dentist – but do not ask younger children do this in case they swallow it

🦷 If it goes back in, bite down gently on a clean cloth to hold the tooth in place.

🦷 Go to a dentist as soon as possible.

👶🏻 If it’s a baby tooth:
- do not put it back in – it could damage the tooth growing underneath

🤔If you do not know if it’s an adult or baby tooth:
- put it in milk or saliva (by having your child spit into a container) and bring it to the dentist

🦷 If you or your child have knocked out an adult tooth, even if you cannot find it it’s best to get help as quickly as possible – call 111 as soon as possible for advice on what to do.