Tooth Knocked Out
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine
If you can get to a dentist’s office (or an emergency room) within an hour or two of the injury, the dentist may be able to reimplant the tooth in its socket. To preserve the tooth until you get to the dentist : Pick up the tooth at its top, not at the root. Rinse the tooth with water. Do not rub or scrub it. Put the…