“A tooth for a tooth” is not desirable – a common correct treatment of oral injuries and infections

In daily life, accidents occur and various oral injuries may occur. However, in the face of these situations, “teeth-for-mouth” impulse retaliation is never desirable and the right treatment is the key to safeguarding oral health and preventing infection. Common oral injuries include broken teeth, broken teeth and oral soft tissue damage. When teeth are broken as a result of an external impact, many may panic or attempt to process themselves. For example, there are patients who lick the face with their tongues, which is a mistake and can lead to further contamination of the face and increase the risk of infection. The correct approach is to find a broken tooth section as soon as possible, to wash it light with fresh water (care not to wipe it so hard), to keep it in saline or milk and to go to the hospital immediately. Doctors are treated in accordance with the degree of breakage, i.e. de-sensitization and observation when the nature of the teeth is less exposed; if the tooth marrow is exposed, the root tube may be required to repair the teeth. Teeth removal is also a more severe case of oral injury. For example, collisions during exercise lead to the removal of teeth from their dentures, at which point they must not be discarded at will. The tooth may have been ignored by some because of pain or panic, which could have deprived them of the best chance of replanting. The correct emergency treatment is the holding of the head of the tooth (avoiding contact with the root of the tooth) and the simple washing of the teeth with water or physico-saline water, and an attempt to gently put the teeth back to their place of origin and then to be treated as soon as possible. If self-restitution is not possible, the teeth can be placed in a wet environment (e.g., physico-saline, milk or under the tongue) and can arrive at the hospital in the shortest possible time, and the doctor can reposition and fix them by professional means to increase the chances of the teeth to survive. Oral soft tissue damage, such as broken lips and haemorrhage, also needs to be treated correctly. When lips are broken, do not touch the wound with dirty hands to prevent bacterial infection. Blood should be stopped by a clean gauze or a cotton ball until the bleeding has ceased, and the wound should be cleaned with fresh or salty water, and dirt and foreign matter removed. If the wound is small and shallow, some iodine volts can be sterilized, the wound kept clean and dry and generally self-healed. However, if the wound is deep, large or hemorrhaging is more than sufficient, timely access to the hospital for suture treatment and possible tetanus toxoid injection may be required to prevent tetanus infection. In case of haemorrhage, do not shampoo, first by reducing haemorrhage by cold dressing, then by identifying the cause of the haemorrhage and, in the case of dental plaster irritation, by rinsing teeth in a timely manner after the haemorrhage has ceased. After oral injuries, infection is an issue requiring high vigilance. Owing to the complexity of the oral environment and the abundance of bacteria, post-injured mouths can easily become hotbeds for bacteria. To prevent infection, in addition to the correct on-site treatment described above, follow-up medical advice is required. Doctors may prescribe drugs such as antibiotics, depending on the condition of the injury, and the patient must take them on time and at his or her rate, and do not increase or stop the drug. At the same time, while the wound is healing, care is taken for oral hygiene, but the wound is avoided while brushing its teeth, which can be kept clean with mouthwashing. In terms of diet, the consumption of spicy, irritant and overheated, overheated food should be avoided in order to stimulate the wounds and affect healing. In the face of oral damage, we must remain calm, abandon the misconceptions and impulses of “teeth for tooth” and respond strictly to the correct treatment and actively cooperate with doctors. Only in this way can the damage to oral health be minimized, the risk of infection be reduced and the oral function restored as soon as possible. Whether the teeth are broken, the teeth are removed or the oral soft tissue damage, the proper handling of every detail is about the healthy future of the mouth, and we should give due attention and spread the knowledge that more people can cope with oral accidents and guard their own oral health lines.