Stay calm!

 

Find the tooth and pick it up by the crown (the flat, white part).

Avoid touching the root.

 

If the tooth is dirty, wash it briefly and carefully for 10 seconds under cold gently running water and reposition it.

 

If you can, bite on a sock or handkerchief to hold it in position, this may feel a little uncomfortable.

 

If you can’t do this then place the tooth in either some milk or some saline if you have any.

(we have sterile saline in our cuts, scrapes and grazes kit)

 

Do not worry if you have neither of these to hand as the tooth can also be transported in the mouth.

 

Do this by keeping it inside your cheek next to your molar teeth.

 

If this is for a child, he/she could swallow the tooth- therefore it is advisable to get the patient to spit in a container and place the tooth in it coated by the saliva. DO NOT STORE IN WATER!

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Seek emergency dental treatment immediately with either your registered dentist or emergency dental access centre.​​

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