Emergency Dental Treatment For Children

Paediatric dentistry includes both emergency and non-emergency treatments. Emergency treatments include dental trauma, infections and treatments for severe pain.

In addition to these emergency treatments in paediatric dentistry, it is important for dentists to diagnose systemic diseases such as blood, heart, liver, kidney diseases or mental and physical developmental disorders in children.

Dental trauma

Damage to teeth, jaw bones and soft tissues caused by impact or a fall of a child is called dental trauma. Although this is a very common situation, the extent of the damage can vary. Dental trauma:

• It can cause situations such as fracture, cracking, dislocation, embedding of the teeth.
• In the jawbone, trauma can cause fractures, changes in the position of the jaw when a fracture occurs and dislocation of the jaw.
• Complications such as cuts, tears, bleeding or swelling in soft tissues, lips, cheeks and gum structures may occur.

If dental trauma has occurred, the urgency should be assessed by a dentist. For example, teeth that loosen easily as a result of trauma and teeth that are displaced are not of the same urgency. The emergency situation should be assessed and treatment started as soon as possible.

What should be done after a dental trauma?

• If there is a fracture of the teeth as a result of dental trauma or if the teeth are more displaced, the broken parts and the displaced tooth should be placed in cold milk. If milk is not available at this time, it should be stored in a moist environment. Examples of moist environments are serum, water or saliva.
• If bleeding occurs as a result of trauma, pressure should be applied to the bleeding area with a clean napkin.
• If a wound has occurred as a result of trauma, it is of great importance to keep the wound area clean. If the wound area is not kept clean, there is a possibility of infection of the wound.
• Soft foods are recommended for the post-traumatic

 

INFECTION

Sources of infection can be teeth or gums. Signs of infection may include redness of the gums, pain, swelling outside the mouth or under the chin. If these symptoms are observed, a dentist should be consulted.

PAIN

In case of tooth or gum pain, a dentist should be consulted as soon as possible. Painkillers can be taken until the visit to the dentist, but it should not be overdone.

What to do when pain occurs?

• If the pain starts after eating and disappears after a short time, brushing the teeth after a meal will relieve the pain.
• If painkillers do not help and cause the child to wake up at night, a dentist should be consulted as soon as possible.
• If there are no cavities or gum problems in the mouth and there is pain after meals, food may be stuck. This situation should be taken into account.
• Babies may experience pain during tee In this case, pain-relieving gels are recommended by the dentist.

SYSTEMIC DISEASES

The family of the child with systemic disease should fully inform the dentist so that proper examination and treatment can be carried out. Medications taken by the child, operations and allergic diseases should be reported.

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How should children with systemic diseases be treated?

• Communication should be made with the child’s doctor. Dental treatment can be started when the necessary permission is obtained.
• For children with rheumatic fever and some heart diseases, antibiotics are recommended as a preventive measure before dental treatment.

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