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It is not uncommon for children to injure their teeth while playing withfriends or participating in a sport. They may crack, chip or even lose a tooth. Your dentist will determinethe treatment needed, depending on the injury sustained, the age of your childand their ability to cope with treatment. |
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Teaching your child not to walk or run when they have something in theirmouth will help prevent many common childhood dental injuries. Also, from anearly age, teach your child not to suck or chew on sharp, pointed or very hardobjects. Please, make sure your child always wears a mouthguard for sports activitiesthat involve physical contact or present the possibility of dental injury. |
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- Try not to panic your child by remaining calm and if there is bleeding try to get your child to bite down on some tissue or gauze.
- Collect all pieces of cracked, chipped or missing teeth.
- A drink of water or some ice to suck on may help reduce swelling and manage pain.
- Contact your child's doctor and dentist at the first opportunity. Treatment may need to begin quickly to save any teeth or prevent infection.
- If other injury to the mouth or teeth is suspected, x-rays of the area may be needed.
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If your child has been assessed as needing sedation to cope withtreatment, your dentist will administer your child with an oral sedative calledMidazolam. This short term acting medication will be mixed with Panadol syrupto make it more palatable for your child. The medication will sedate your child in approximately 20-30 minutes. Yourchild may fall asleep before, during and after the dental treatment, but will beawakened easily. This sedative effect will last approximately 2 to 3 hours intotal.
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Todeliver the very best dental treatment for your child, it may be necessary touse sedation or general anaesthesia to ensure the treatment can be carried outas safely and in as comfortable manner as possible. During your first visit ourdentist will assess not only the treatment needed but also the coping abilitiesof your child and if absolutely necessary, we will recommend general anaesthesiafor treatment. When achild needs a lengthy or technically difficult course of dental treatment,general anaesthesia is an accepted procedure in paediatric dentistry. AtSydney Paediatric Dentistry our dentists and anaesthetists are speciallytrained in the administration of sedation on children. Australianspecialist paediatric dentists have an excellent safety record in sedationprocedures but parents have the right to be carefully informed about thebenefits and risks of any dental treatment for their child. Ifyou are worried about sedation or general anaesthesia, please ask your child’sdentist to explain the procedure and talk you through the process. Yourchild’s welfare is our only priority. |
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