Traumatic Injuries

If you’ve suffered a dental injury, the skilled team at Dental World is ready to help. With advanced expertise in endodontic care, we provide urgent treatment to relieve pain and save your tooth. Your oral health and comfort are our top priorities—trust us for expert emergency dental care.

What is traumatic injuries?

Traumatic dental injuries often result from accidents or sports impacts, with chipped teeth being the most common. More severe cases, like dislodged or knocked-out teeth, require urgent care. Immediate evaluation by a dentist or endodontist is crucial, as nearby teeth may also have hidden damage.

Dislodged Teeth

Injuries to the mouth can cause teeth to be pushed back into their sockets. Your endodontist or general dentist may reposition and stabilize the tooth. Root canal treatment is typically initiated within a few weeks of the injury, and medication, such as calcium hydroxide, will be placed inside the tooth. Eventually, a permanent root canal filling will be implanted.

In some cases, a tooth may be partially pushed out of the socket. Again, your endodontist or general dentist may reposition and stabilize the tooth. If the pulp remains healthy, no further treatment is necessary. However, if the pulp becomes damaged or infected, root canal treatment will be required. If left untreated, various complications may arise, including infection of the tooth, root system, or surrounding tissue; inadequate hygiene due to difficulty cleaning the dislodged tooth and gums; and potential tooth loss.

Avulsed Teeth

If an injury causes a tooth to be completely knocked out of your mouth, it is important that you are treated immediately! If this happens to you, keep the tooth moist. If possible, put it back into the socket. A tooth can be saved if it remains moist. You can even put the tooth in milk or a glass of water (add a pinch of salt.) Your Endodontist may start root canal treatment based upon the stage of root development. The length of time the tooth was out of your mouth and the way the tooth was stored, may influence the type of treatment you receive.

Injuries in children

An injured immature tooth may need one of the following procedures to improve the chances of saving the tooth:

Apexogenesis
- This procedure encourages the root to continue development as the pulp is healed. Soft tissue is covered with medication to encourage growth. The tip of the root (apex) will continue to close as the child gets older. In turn, the walls of the root canal will thicken. If the pulp heals, no additional treatment will be necessary. The more mature the root becomes, the better the chance to save the tooth.
Apexification
- In this case, the unhealthy pulp is removed. The doctors place medication into the root to help a hard tissue form near the root tip. This hardened tissue provides a barrier for the root canal filling. At this point, the root canal walls will not continue to develop, making the tooth susceptible to fractures. So it is important to have the tooth properly restored by your dentist.

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