@Ching13 17 July 2022

Knocked-out Tooth If one of I your teeth is knocked out of its socket but not broken, it's often possible for your dentist or doctor to reimplant it if you act quickly. A healthy tooth root is held in its socket by ligament tissue. Some of this tissue remains on the root of a tooth that has been knocked out. Keeping the ligament tissue intact until the tooth can be put back into its socket is critical for a successful reimplantation. If you have a tooth that's knocked out: **Don't touch the root. Touching it can damage the ligament**. **Remove any dirt by rinsing the tooth in a bowl or glass of clean water-not by rubbing or scraping the tooth.** **Try to replace the tooth in its •socket and bite down gently on gauze or a moistened tea bag to keep it in place.** If you can't replace it, put the tooth in milk, in your own saliva, in warm salt water, or between your cheek and gum. **Immediately see your dentist** or go to emergency room, where your tooth may be able to be stabilized. Successful reimplantation is more likely if the tooth is in its socket within about 30 minutes. Even with a successfully reimplanted tooth, tissue inside the tooth (pulp) eventually dies. You'll need a root canal treatment to keep the tooth functioning properly.