Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Dental Trauma

What to do when your 7 year old knocks out his tooth.
My name is Dr. Richard O'Braitis and I have a cosmetic dental practice in Mission Viejo, California. We place veneers on our teeth to create a beautiful exciting and rejuvenated smile. But we are not able to place porcelain cosmetic veneers on a 7 year old child when their teeth are knocked out. To find out more about our office and the prevention or restoration of a smile after a traumatic incident, see us at http://www.drobraitis.com/

If your child falls and loosens a tooth ( avulsion) the most important factor is timing. Bring your child to the dentist as soon as possible. If a tooth is avulsed from the tooth socket, a clot will begin to form in the socket, and reimplantation becomes more difficult. Long term success and the ability to save the tooth for a life time comes with proper response time.

The use of a professional custom fitted sports guard can help prevent trauma to the mouth. Sports guards need to be worn during almost all sporting activities. To restore a tooth with an implant or replace a missing tooth with a porcelain bridge could cost between $12,000 - $16,000 over the lifetime.

As a dentist in Mission Viejo and caring for patients in the surrounding communities of Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Juan Capistrano, prevention of potential sports injuries is our goal. Our dental office has provided over 400 sports guards for the Mission Viejo Diablos Football Team. If we can answer any dental questions for you, please call our dental office at 949-770-9533.

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