Knocked-Out Tooth in Lawrenceville, NJ

Find the tooth and pick it up by the crown, never the root. Rinse it briefly if it’s dirty, without scrubbing, and try to slide it back into the socket. If it won’t go back, keep it in milk or saliva and come straight to Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics.

Right away: time matters. The sooner the tooth is back in its socket, the better its chance, and the odds drop the longer the root stays out of the mouth. Bring the tooth even if more time has passed.

Yes, if it’s an adult tooth and it slides in easily. Hold it by the crown, ease it into the socket facing the right way and bite gently on a clean cloth to hold it. Don’t force it.

Don’t hold it by the root, scrub it, clean it with soap or alcohol, wrap it in a dry tissue or store it in plain water. Each one damages the root cells the tooth needs to reattach.

Yes. Cold milk, saline or your own saliva keep the root cells alive. Plain water swells and damages them, so use it only for a quick rinse.

Yes, the same day. The tooth has to be checked with x-rays for position and root damage, splinted so it stays put while it heals, and the gums and nearby teeth examined.

Come in anyway. The socket, gums and nearby teeth need checking, and a tooth that seems lost can be pushed into the gum or broken rather than knocked out.

Bring it and come in. The chances drop with time out of the mouth, but Dr. Godko decides whether it can be reattached, and if not, plans the replacement at the same visit.

Pick it up by the crown, rinse off the dirt with milk or saline, or briefly with water, and don’t scrape the root. Then follow the same steps and come straight in.

Yes, if the person is awake and calm, so there’s no risk of swallowing it. Otherwise use a container of milk or saline.

Treat it as just as urgent. Don’t force it back or wiggle it; bite gently on a clean cloth if that’s comfortable and come straight in. A tooth pushed in, out or sideways is repositioned, checked with x-rays and splinted.

A root fracture can leave the tooth loose or sore without any visible break. X-rays show it, and depending on where the fracture runs, the tooth is splinted, treated with a root canal or replaced.

Yes. Chipped or broken teeth, a loosened tooth and cuts to the lips or gums are checked and treated together, so you don’t need a second appointment for the rest.

Not quite. Don’t try to glue it back. Bring it in a clean container and call. See dental implant emergencies for implant teeth.

Call 911 or go to the ER first if you passed out, can’t close your teeth together, have bleeding you can’t control or have trouble breathing. Keep the tooth in milk and see the dentist after.

Fold clean gauze or a cloth, place it over the socket and bite or press firmly for 10 to 20 minutes, leaning forward so you don’t swallow blood. If it won’t stop, go to the ER.

Slide it back into the socket if it goes in easily, or keep it in cold milk, saline or saliva. Leave a message at either office any time: emergency messages are handled first when the office opens. Go to the ER first only for a head injury, loss of consciousness, a possible broken jaw, heavy bleeding or trouble breathing.

Your physician decides, based on how the injury happened. Dr. Godko coordinates with your physician when necessary.

For an adult tooth, usually yes: the nerve doesn’t survive being knocked out. The root canal is done in-house as the tooth heals, so it stays in your mouth.

With a single tooth implant, a bridge or a partial denture, planned at the same visit. With same-day dental implants, you leave with your new tooth the same day.

It’s splinted to the teeth beside it while it heals. Follow the soft-food and cleaning instructions you’re given and keep your follow-up visits, and both offices are ready to immediately assist with any concerns while it heals.

Soft foods, cut small and chewed with your back teeth. Avoid biting into anything with the injured tooth, keep the area clean with gentle brushing and follow the rinse instructions you’re given.

Yes. The injury affects the nerve and blood supply, and a tooth that darkens needs a check. The root canal and, if needed, bonding or a veneer restore its look.

Many do, especially when the tooth was put back or kept moist and you came straight in. Healing is checked at follow-up visits with x-rays, and if the tooth doesn’t take, the replacement is planned with you.

After an injury, the body can slowly dissolve part of a root. It doesn’t hurt early on, which is why a reimplanted tooth is followed up with x-rays over the months after the injury.

When Dr. Godko clears you, and with a custom sports mouthguard. One made by a dentist protects far better than a store-bought guard.

Either one, the same day: Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics has offices in Lawrenceville, NJ and Skillman, NJ, and every procedure is available at both. Call on the way: (609) 400-1393 or (609) 303-2005.

That a tooth was knocked out, roughly when it happened, and whether it’s back in the socket or in milk or saliva. Then the team is ready for you, and Dr. Godko puts the tooth back as soon as you arrive.

Yes. The team speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian, so you can describe the injury and ask about your care in the language you’re most comfortable with.

Yes: book follow-up visits online anytime at www.deluxedentistry.com/schedule-appointment. You can also call (609) 400-1393 or (609) 303-2005 during office hours.