HOW TO MANAGE DENTAL TRAUMA IN CHILDREN?

 

We all know, children in the age group of 1-14 years are prone to falls and many traumatic injuries while learning to walk, run ,co-ordination exercises and while playing sports .Traumatic dental injuries accounts up to 17% of total dental trauma among children globally.

Traumatic injuries in toddlers is unpredictable and most commonly happening in home, playground directly or indirectly impacting the tooth and jaws resulting in

·         Fracture of teeth

·         Crushing of bones

·         Soft tissues injuries like contusion , laceration and abrasion

·         Popping out of tooth from socket

·         Intrusion and extrusion of tooth

·         Injuries to upper and lower lips

In most cases, tooth and mouth injuries are not life threatening and immediate measures can reduce the complexities. Most common dental trauma occurs in upper jaw and front tooth, luxation of tooth being the most common injury in children.

Management of dental trauma in kids: The main goal of management is full recovery of involved tooth and surrounding tissues. When injury occurs, first aid should be immediately provided coupled with timely examination by oral health professionals. The permanent avulsed tooth can be re-implanted back to the tooth socket if preserved by the one in the following

·         Saliva of the child in the mouth itself under tongue

·         Hank’s balance salt solution marketed as SAVE-A-TOOTH

·         Coconut water

·         Cold raw milk

The tooth shouldn’t be thrown, scrapped and washed, but immediately brought to dentist for re-implantation. Note- primary tooth is not re-implanted but permanent tooth re-implantation can be done. The fractured tooth can be restored by Filling or Root Canal Treatment after doing the initial check up. The laceration and abraded soft tissues can be treated by ointments and topical applicants along with detailed examination by physician.

@Teeth Care Centre, we have pedodontist and highly equipped machinery and instruments for the traumatic treatments. We also have conscious sedation system for anxiety and apprehensive children for comfortable treatment, the timely visit and examination can reduce the consequences of trauma, preserving the form and function of tooth and tissues.

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Bone Grafting

 

A Bone Grafting is individual’s body tissue or similar substance, applied to damaged bone to add volume, density of jaw bone and structural stability. Bone grafting is surgical procedure to fix problems related to bones and joints. A bone graft provides a framework where new, living bone can grow, if it is accepted by body for re-growth. A bone graft can be from your body or a donor (auto graft/allograft/xenograft/alloplast) or synthetic (growth factors:-PRF).

A bone graft procedure is routinely done in case of:-

1.       Jaw reinforcement in implant surgery.

2.       Bone diseases; osteonecrosis and cancer.

3.       Congenital abnormalities; small chin.

4.       Trauma; multiple fractures.

5.       Dental pathologies; cyst and tumors.

6.       Surgical tooth extraction and jaw augmentation.

Risk factors for bone graft rejection:-

1.       Chronic smoking

2.       Poor diet and health

3.       Immune compromised patients

4.       Poor oral hygiene and re-infection

5.       Idiopathic

@ Teeth Care Centre, we use world’s renowned, highly researched brands for maximum treatment outcome with minimum reactions and cross infections on recipient body. The implantologist, oral surgeon and periodontist perform bone graft procedure with utmost precision and attention in technique sensitive procedure. The bone grafting is painless and minimally invasive, has shown strong and healthy bone formation over a year or more depending on one’s body.

Gum Depigmentation

 

 

Gum depigmentation: It is unique procedure which allows you to change or improve the natural color of the gum tissues surrounding your teeth resulting in perfectly healthy and natural coral pink color gums across your entire smile. Gum depigmentation is also known as gum whitening /gum bleaching which removes a thin top layer of the gum tissue, destroying the cells that produce melanin (responsible for dark color gums).

Hyper-pigmentation may be genetic or induced.  It is commonly seen among people from certain ethnic backgrounds, although this is not always the case. Dark gums can also be caused by chronic smoking, certain medications and an old restoration such as silver filling that seep into the gum tissues and tarnish the gums locally. In most cases they are completely healthy, but their appearance can easily be fixed by depigmentation procedure by experienced dental surgeon.

ARE YOU THE RIGHT CASE FOR GUM DE-PIGMENTATION: -
For gum whitening procedure, the individual must be free from gum problems.

A healthy gum, responds positively towards whitening treatment for gums with reduced chances of discomfort and quicker healing in comparison to infected gums.

The screening for these conditions prior to performing the gum bleaching procedure is recommended.

LONGEVITY OF GUM DE-PIGMENTATION: - Most gum whitening / gum lightening / gum bleaching treatments can last for your entire lifetime sometimes it is temporary as per one's condition! It’s a great way to permanently improve the appearance of dark gums without having to use follow up creams or gels. Your results will depend on the type of treatment used by your dentist.

Gum whitening is performed @Teeth Care Centre by periodontist with Biolase Lasers, painless treatment, less traumatic and faster healing. Being the pioneer in cosmetic dental procedure, we know the importance of having those pink and spotless looking gums for the alluring smile.

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