Believe it or not, teeth are the hardest part of the human body, harder even than bones. In fact, if you think about it for a second, I'm sure you can think of many more examples of people who have broken bones than teeth. However, accidents do happen, and when the time comes, dental trauma is often scary. Especially because, while it's always better not to fall, anyone would rather hit the ground with their hands or elbows than with their mouth.<\/p>\n
If, unfortunately or unluckily, the time comes, one of the first things to do after suffering a blow is to go to a dental clinic as a matter of urgency. In fact, if it is not serious, it will obviously be one of the first things that the hospital or doctor's office will tell us to do. It is not uncommon for us as a dental clinic to receive patients with a freshly stitched lip after an accident, in order to solve their dental problem as well.<\/p>\n
The first thing to do in these cases is to reassure the patient, who usually comes very nervous, and to assess the damage in order to be able to act accordingly and according to the initial diagnosis. The most expected consequences of dental trauma are usually the following:<\/p>\n
Although it is not normally treated as an emergency, as it is something that we may notice days or even months later, a crack can be quite serious for our teeth depending on whether it affects the crown, the root or both parts of the tooth.<\/p>\n
One of the problems they present is that they may be imperceptible and not cause pain, so if they have been caused by a blow, we tend to divert our attention to the affected part that does hurt, the soft tissues such as the skin or lips or perhaps even the jaw. However, it is important to detect them in time, as the tooth is weakened by the crack and may break completely at another time.<\/p>\n
Fissures require different treatments due to their shape (vertical, oblique or horizontal) and their depth or extension. If the fissure is mild or moderate, we will try to fill it with biocompatible cement, normally composite, to help preserve the tooth and prevent it from breaking completely. In more serious cases where the nerve has been affected, we will have to resort to endodontics and a more thorough reconstruction of the tooth, such as a crown or a ceramic inlay.<\/p>\n
In other, even more serious cases, the part is completely unsalvageable and there is no choice but to remove it.<\/p>\n
On other occasions, after the blow, our teeth are somewhat 'loose' or 'loose'. The most normal thing to do in these cases is to go to the dental clinic as soon as possible, as it is common to feel quite frightened and\/or worried when we realise this. In addition, on many occasions, we also bleed from the soft tissue (the gum) around the affected tooth or teeth, which increases the level of concern of those who have suffered from it. However, depending on the age of the patient and the mobility of the tooth in question, it need not be anything serious.<\/p>\n
For example, in this case that we uploaded on our social networks and that you can see here:<\/p>\n
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