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What to do for a toothache?
Rinse the mouth out with warm water. Use dental floss to ensure that there is no food or other object caught between the teeth. Never put aspirin on the tooth or gums. Some over the counter toothache medicines may help with the pain temporarily.

What to do if you have a broken tooth?
Rinse your mouth with warm water to clean the area. Use cold compresses on the area to keep any swelling down. Call your dentist immediately.

What to do for a bitten lip or tongue?
Clean the area gently with a cloth and apply cold compresses to reduce any swelling. If the bleeding does not stop, go to a hospital emergency room immediately.

What to do if objects get caught between the teeth?
Try to gently remove the object with dental floss; avoid cutting the gums. Never use a sharp instrument to remove any object that is stuck between your teeth. If you can’t dislodge the object using dental floss, contact your dentist.

What to do for a tooth knocked out?
Pick up the tooth by the crown (the chewing surface) not the root.
The tooth should be handled carefully - touch only the crown - to minimize injury to the root.
Clean tooth with water. If dirty, gently rinse the tooth with water, remembering not to handle the root surface.
Do not use soap. Do not scrub the tooth. Do not dry the tooth. Do not wrap it in a tissue or cloth.
Reposition tooth in socket immediately, if possible. The sooner the tooth is replaced, the greater the likelihood it will survive. To reinsert, carefully push the tooth into the socket with fingers, or position above the socket and close mouth slowly. Hold the tooth in place with fingers or by gently biting down on it Keep tooth moist at all times. The tooth must not be left outside the mouth to dry. If it cannot be replaced on the socket, put it in one of the following: Milk, Mouth (next to cheek or water with a pinch of salt if possible.
See a dentist as soon as possible. Bring the tooth to a dentist or endodontist as soon as possible. It may be possible to save a tooth even if it has been outside the mouth for an hour or more.

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