This video explains the four different solutions you can use to save a knocked out tooth.
If a tooth gets knocked out, we need to act fast to save that tooth and minimize the long term complications we would have to deal with.
The four solutions you can use are the following:
1. Tooth Saving Solutions (Like "Save-A-Tooth"): It is essentially a special kind of normal saline called Hank's Balanced Salt Solution. It has the right concentration of minerals and ions to provide the necessary nutrition for a tooth. This makes it an ideal solution to store a knocked out tooth in until you see the dentist, dentist must be seen within 3 hours.
2. Milk: Research conducted shows that low-fat (2%) dairy milk is ideal when it comes to storing a knocked out tooth for as long as possible (up to 3 hours). Some research has shown that it's equally good or even better than the tooth saving solutions. No research has been conducted on non-dairy types of milk except for coconut milk which is not as effective as dairy milk. Dairy milk is also a good storage medium for knocked out teeth as since it is pasteurized and has almost no bacteria, if any.
3. Egg White: Egg white also has the right concentration of nutrients that make it an effective medium to store a knocked out tooth in. It, like milk, also has a minimal bacteria, if any. This helps it preserve the tooth without damaging the cells that cover the roots of our teeth. Make sure you see the dentist as soon as possible if you use this to keep your knocked out tooth alive!
4. Saliva: It is the least ideal solution! It can keep your knocked out tooth alive for around an hour. There are bacteria in saliva that can damage the cells around the roots of our teeth. We need these cells around the tooth to help stabilize the tooth after it is knocked out. Please see the dentist ASAP so they can save your tooth!
It is important to take your tooth to the dentist as soon as possible once it is knocked out. The sooner the tooth is professionally reinserted and stabilized by your dentist the less likely you are to have complications.
These instructions apply any time your entire tooth gets knocked out. Any time you break a tooth and there is bleeding, you need to go to the dentist. They will assess the likeliness of your tooth's survival and treat you accordingly.
This is not to say that you don't need to visit a dentist when you have a broken tooth without bleeding. The dentist can still fix that tooth, but its not as much of a time sensitive matter (Still very important to see the dentist though)
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