Trauma

Dental traumas in childhood are one of the biggest damages that occur in teeth. Problems such as the fracture, dislocation or displacement of the child’s tooth due to trauma upset both the child and their families.

When dental traumas are examined, it is seen that most of the accidents happen during infantry. It would not be wrong to say that children between the ages of 7-10 have a tendency to suffer dental damage due to trauma. While dental traumas are encountered almost at the same rate in boys and girls during the eruption of primary teeth, trauma problems are more common in school-aged boys compared to girls.

Children’s mobility increases during the summer months. For this reason, we observe that dental traumas are experienced.

If at the moment of trauma the child does not have health problems such as loss of consciousness, balance problem, headache, nausea and vomiting, and speech problems, the dentist should be consulted immediately. You should ensure the follow-up of the pedodontist, who conducts a general check of your child’s teeth as soon as their first milk teeth start to erupt. After the trauma, the pedodontist will provide the most accurate guidance. In dental traumas, the time elapsed until you arrive at the dentist is very important in the problems that result in tooth fracture and dislocation. It is important that the broken or dislocated part is also brought in intact form. It is important to inform the dentist with utmost detail with the location, condition and causes of the trauma. It is also important to inform the dentist whether the child has an allergic, acute or chronic disease with the support of all this information. The dentist should also be informed about the administration period of tetanus vaccination.

Loss of consciousness, bleeding, balance problems, headache, vomiting and nausea, speech difficulties are important details in evaluating the overall health of the child.