You may have a household kits, to deal with life and traumatic injury. But if you on dental emergency can be prepared?

According to the University of Pittsburgh Department of oral medicine, doctor of dental science teaching assistant Susan Keldbank said, everyone should have a household oral kits.

" Dental injuries and emergency in children and adult is very common, " Dr. Kay Art Bunker said, "only in the pharmacy to buy some drugs, put together into the household of oral kits, so as to better handle your teeth or dental pain. "

Although home oral kits can not replace professional treatment, but you can be used to handle the lighter oral inflammation and pain, and in patients with a dentist and physician before treatment, helps to relieve or control the heavier oral disease.

Dr Kay Art Bunker suggests, household oral first-aid kit should include the following items: see dental mirror, dental floss, cotton, cotton swabs, sterile gauze, sealed plastic bag ( placing a blood-stained gauze or cotton ), toothbrush, tweezers, towels, aspirin or aspirin substitutes, sealing liquid, oral nerve pain frozen ice, bottled water, salt, paraffin wax or dental, medical gloves and an oxidant effects of oral cleaning agent.

Dr. Kay Art Bunker also introduced the following common dental emergency treatment method:

Toothache - gargle with warm water. Floss between the teeth of the removal of the clamp in food, then rinse. If the swelling in the lateral cheek, ice or cold ( 20 minutes, 20 minutes ). Not hot. Aspirin or aspirin alternatives can be oral used analgesics, not directly on the gum tissue, because it will produce stimulation. Please go to the dentist.

Objects are sandwiched between teeth - try to use dental floss remove objects, then the water hard mouthwash to clear the remnant. Do not attempt to use sharp or pointed instrument removal. If you are not clear, please see the dentist.

Ulcer or trauma to the oral cavity ulcer wound is small and white - the intraoral wound, it appears in the gingiva or tongue. These wounds may be due to a bite to the face, brush your teeth too hard, food scald and by dental appliance or denture irritation caused by factors such as. Oxidation effect of oral cleaning agent in the foaming process, food scraps and other stimuli from the wound clean. Oral nerve pain closed fluid will play a lasting effect. The play closed, liquid at the wound site into a thin and soft protective layer, which can be closed nerve endings for several hours, therefore, you can normally eat and drink, and feel the pain.

Tooth to fall - if possible, back teeth. If the baby teeth, put it with milk, water or the saliva of container. If these do not, on the water. If it is permanent, please be careful not to touch the root, and carefully pull tooth inserted back to the original place, and then immediately see a dentist.

Teeth touch bad - mouth disinfectant gently tooth dirt or residue from the injured site clearance. In the injured teeth parts of the face put ice or cold, with as far as possible to eliminate swelling. If the tooth has formed a sharp edge, using paraffin ( wax teeth ) cover so as not to pierce the gums and cheeks, then immediately go to the dentist.

Bite the lips or tongue - sterile gauze directly hold the bleeding site for 15 to 20 minutes. With the oral cavity cleaning gargle to relieve bleeding and wound cleaning. If swelling occurs, using ice or cold compress. If there are still bleeding, immediately to the hospital emergency room treatment.