Guest Anonymous Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 This is a public service announcement. I'm a dentist. One of the most common emergency calls I get in the summer is from parents whose kids have just knocked out or broken there front teeth. I saw 3 nine year olds labor day weekend. I just saw a kid (9 yrs old) who knocked out both of his front teeth this past Friday. Mom didn't call until Tuesday. We now have kid who will have to have extensive dental work sometimes in the future. It would have been a straight foward procedure to reimplant those teeth soon after it happened. So if you child should knock out a tooth, follow these steps and save your kid a lot of hassel and expense in the future. 1. Find the tooth 2. Put the tooth in milk, water, or your mouth. Need to keep it moist. Do not wash it or scrub it. 3. Call your dentist. The sooner the tooth is put back in the mouth the better the long term success will be. If you can't get to a dentist, rinse the tooth and place it back in the socket. Not the best option but at least the tooth has a chance. One more suggestion, next time you have your child at the dentist, ask what if any type of weekend and holiday emergency coverage is in place. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Thanks for the advice. I hope I never need it, but as rough as my kids play it could easily happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I'll keep the info in the back of my head--thanks, Mark. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Forget the tooth and go to this web site: http://www.mrbling.com/. Your kid can be stylin' for probably half the price a dentist would charge to fix the real tooth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 great-send your kid to school looking like a pimp.i used to live in hayward.glad i moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinCA Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 hehe... you will have to teach your kids a couple of key phrases though, like: BLING BLING NIGGAH! and WHERE MAH BIZZLES AT NIZZLE? I'll remember your dental tip if i ever knock my teeth out... Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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