DENTAL INJURIES

Fractured Jaw

• Notify parents and school nurse.
• Call 911 or local emergency response team.

• May rinse mouth with warm water if desired.
• Notify parents to take to the dentist immediately.
• Notify school nurse.

• May rinse the mouth with warm water.
• DO NOT apply Tylenol or other medications to aching tooth.
• Notify parents to take student to the dentist.

• When knocked out, find it and place it in moist gauze or ziplock baggie.
• DO NOT clean tooth, socket or rinse mouth.
• Notify parents to take to the dentist.
• Notify school nurse.

• Using disposable gloves apply direct pressure to the bleeding area with a sterile or clean cloth.
• If swelling is present, apply cold compress.
• If bleeding continues, notify parents to take student to the physician or emergency room.
• Notify school nurse.

• If wire is embedded in the cheek, tongue or tissue, DO NOT attempt to remove it.
• If a wire is causing irritation, cover the end with a small piece of orthodontic wax.
• If student has a loose or broken appliance, notify parents to take student to orthodontist with appliance.