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My kids love going to the play area at the mall. At times it can be a little crazy with kids running all over the place, but for the most part, we typically escape with a bump or a bruise here and there. Last week, a little boy had a pretty traumatic injury from what I could see. There was blood coming from his mouth, but I wasn\u2019t exactly sure what happened at first. It turns out the kid knocked his tooth out and all the mom did was stop the bleeding (and the crying) and\u00a0 let him go back out to play. If that would have been my kid, I would have immediately taken them to the dentist. It seems like an emergency to me so why didn\u2019t she take him right away to get it checked out? Am I overreacting? — Mallory<\/p>\n

Mallory,
\nIt\u2019s hard to say what happened. Knocking out a tooth isn\u2019t always a dental emergency \u2013 especially when it comes to young children who still have their baby teeth.\u00a0That\u2019s not to say that he shouldn\u2019t have it checked out in the near future to make sure there’s no other damage to his mouth or to the adult teeth that are yet to come in. It sounds like he recovered fairly quickly so it might not have been as bad as it looked. I\u2019m sure his mom would have done something different if she felt it was warranted.<\/p>\n

An older child knocking out an adult tooth is a different story. It would definitely be best to have the tooth implanted immediately if possible. You can save a tooth by placing it in a wet towel, glass of milk or even back in the child\u2019s mouth until he or she can get to the dentist (which should be as soon as possible to achieve the best outcome).<\/p>\n

This post is sponsored by New Orleans cosmetic dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Delaune. Read more about why many consider Dr. Delaune to be the best dentist in New Orleans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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