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Tooth decay is an unpleasant event that requires immediate response. This can happen due to injury, untreated caries, brittle teeth and other reasons. Any chips, even small ones, mean a violation of the integrity of the enamel. That is, the tooth becomes vulnerable, infection can enter and the destruction of the crown part can continue. The patient begins to feel discomfort and pain when exposed to hot and cold temperatures, sweet and sour. The sharp edge of the chip injures the soft tissue of the gums during chewing, and bacteria penetrating into the wound cause inflammation. To restore your tooth and avoid negative consequences, you should immediately make an appointment with a specialist.
What to do
If the tongue is rubbed by a tooth, then it is necessary to assess the degree of chipping. Small chips smooth out quite quickly on their own and no longer cause discomfort. There is no need to treat this tooth, because it does not pose any danger.
All small wounds and abrasions on the tongue will heal very quickly.
To speed up the tongue recovery process, you should refrain from hot, salty and spicy foods. The pharmacy sells special creams and gels that can be used to lubricate damaged areas on the tongue.
Broken tooth requires treatment
Well relieves inflammation using lotions using sea buckthorn or rosehip oil. Apply a moistened cloth to the damaged area for 10–15 minutes. The procedure must be carried out three times a day.
Before going to bed, you can rinse your mouth with propolis tincture. It needs to be diluted more with water. You can simply anoint the rubbed areas with honey.
If a large section of a tooth has chipped, then you cannot do without a dentist. The dentist will sand down all sharp edges and treat them with a special product. It may be necessary to restore the tooth or even resort to prosthetics.
Contacting your dentist will help eliminate the cause of the rubbing.
What to do if it is not possible to go to the dentist in a timely manner, and your tongue begins to rub on your teeth. This situation can happen during a vacation outside the city.
In this case, you can use improvised means. To help smooth out sharp edges:
- file with fine abrasive;
- glass nail file;
- sandpaper with the finest grit.
Clear teeth marks on the tongue
The selected item is first soaked in alcohol or any disinfectant. Light stroking movements smooth out the damaged area. Do not press too hard, otherwise the enamel and gums will be damaged. It is recommended to use this method only in extreme cases.
If a broken tooth has caries and a dark spot appears after a chip, then you should not put off visiting the dentist for too long. Dark staining of the enamel indicates that a destructive process has been activated in the tooth tissues. If the tooth is not treated in time and a filling is not placed, it will have to be removed in the near future.
Injury from sharp edges of fillings
Sometimes, due to serious facial injuries, it happens that a piece of the tooth breaks off below the gum level. In this case, the pain will be very intense. With a deep chip, the gums can be injured. Sometimes a nerve is even exposed. In such a situation, you should immediately consult a doctor. The specialist will take a photo and decide whether the tooth can be healed or whether it will have to be removed. If immediate contact with a doctor is unrealistic, then it is recommended to rinse your mouth as often as possible. For rinsing, it is better to use a decoction of chamomile or sage. If you experience severe pain, you need to take a painkiller.
With such large chips, the gums are usually cauterized or practice is performed. After this, a filling or crown is installed using standard technology.
Reasons for the development of pathology
Damage can be caused by several direct or indirect factors. Determining the cause is an important aspect for proper treatment. Among these factors:
- Mechanical damage due to trauma.
- Chipping due to bad habits (biting nails, pens, and other objects not intended for this purpose).
- Reduced acidity of the oral cavity, which negatively affects the strength of enamel.
- Bite defects.
- Dental pathologies that have not received treatment.
- Remineralized enamel.
- Hormonal imbalances, changes during pregnancy.
- Frequent consumption of excessively hot or cold foods.
- Night grinding of teeth.
First aid for a tongue injury
It is recommended to provide first aid for tongue wounds in accordance with the following algorithm:
- Stop the effect of the traumatic factor . Remove large shards of glass and pieces of food - clean the oral cavity as much as possible.
- If the injury is mechanical, stop the bleeding by packing the wound with cotton wool soaked in a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide.
- In case of burns, rinse your mouth with plenty of cold water. Place ice on your tongue until the burning sensation stops.
- Rinse your mouth with chamomile decoction at room temperature or a weak solution of furatsilin (1:5000).
- Contact your doctor.
Note! Medical help may not be needed if the injury is a shallow cut or a minor burn. However, if the bleeding does not stop for a long time, the pain does not go away, or suppuration appears in the wound area, you should immediately seek the advice of a specialist.
Activities before visiting the dentist
Depending on the extent of the damage, the patient may feel discomfort from increased sensitivity and pain. If a sharp edge is formed after the chipping, it will scratch the gum, tongue, and cheek. Such damage is a favorable environment for infection. The sharp edge must be isolated as soon as possible. A tooth that has lost full enamel protection is also vulnerable to infection.
While waiting for a visit to the dentist, the patient can take a number of actions to minimize negative consequences:
- Do not put any pressure on the affected tooth or chew hard food on its side.
- Thoroughly clean the chipped area, avoiding the accumulation of food debris and plaque.
- Rinse with a soda solution (you can add iodine and salt).
- If your chipped tooth hurts, you can take a pain reliever.
Microprosthetics for tooth restoration
To restore the aesthetics and full function of a damaged tooth, restoration is used. If the chip is small, the problem can be solved using composite materials. For more significant damage, microprosthetics would be an excellent option. Inlays, which serve as microprostheses for restoring teeth, are made from composite materials based on an impression. They are durable and aesthetic, and are widely used in modern dentistry.
Micro-prostheses also include veneers. These are thin plates that are attached from the outside to the prepared teeth (in the frontal zone of the dentition, covering the front part and lower edge of the tooth). Veneers are also made from impressions and are effective in correcting most aesthetic problems. The plates are mainly made of ceramics and zirconium dioxide.
If the injury affects the pulp, the specialist treats the canals, and then fills or installs a microprosthesis.
Installing a crown on a chipped tooth
In case of significant injuries, if it is impossible to restore the crown part of the tooth, a new tooth can be obtained using prosthetics. The prosthesis - crown - is fixed on the root of the tooth if this part remains healthy and strong. Different types of crowns are used depending on the material of manufacture:
- Metal ceramics are the most inexpensive option. The design is durable due to the metal base, and aesthetic due to the ceramic layer. Such dentures become an ideal option for budget restoration of teeth in the chewing area. Installation of metal ceramics in the frontal area is possible, but the tooth will not look natural due to the lack of transparency.
- Zirconium dioxide is a modern high-tech material that has both the strength and aesthetics of natural teeth. Such crowns are made using computerized technology and are practically indistinguishable from natural teeth in appearance. They refract light correctly and have a certain degree of transparency, similar to tooth enamel.
- Ceramic crown. This option is only suitable for the front teeth, since the structure is not strong enough to withstand the full chewing load. Ceramics look very aesthetically pleasing.
When is implantation needed?
Implantation is required if the root part of the tooth is damaged and cannot be used as a support for a prosthesis. This can happen when the side wall of the tooth is broken (below the gum level), deeply damaged by caries, root fracture, etc. In these cases, the tooth is completely removed and replaced with a titanium rod - an implant. Crowns are also placed on implants. These are metal ceramics and zirconium dioxide; ceramic prostheses are not used due to their high fragility.
tooth cuts tongue
Topic in the “Tavern” section, created by user FACE_burger, 04 Mar 2020 at 23:39.
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FACE_burger
Help urgently, the tooth cuts the side of the tongue because of this there are ulcers and it hurts to eat, can it be sharpened with stone or metal? it's real? will there be consequences?
going to the dentist is not an option
Tila Tequila
going to the dentist is not an option
TinkerinoKripperino
cut your tongue with that tooth, what's your problem?
MaybeNextTime
you take sandpaper and fuck in the teeth for two hours
RichieVan
Kawaisou
Take a grinder and carefully cut off the sharp edge
Reach Beach
you take sandpaper and fuck in the teeth for two hours
Take a grinder and carefully cut off the sharp edge
My eye twitched
Upson
It will heal on its own, this happens to me. True, after a while it will be the same again.
Justp1ayer
Help urgently, the tooth cuts the side of the tongue because of this there are ulcers and it hurts to eat, can it be sharpened with stone or metal? it's real? will there be consequences?
going to the dentist is not an option
MB wisdom tooth? This happened to my cheek and I had to remove it.
And if you just sharpen it, this is the most painless procedure that can be carried out even without anesthesia and in 1 minute.) Don’t be afraid.
Master M
I'm afraid fans of the creativity of a person from Ava TS (and he is apparently a fan) cannot use all their capabilities and they have their own hidden motive for existing in this universe, which is not clear to normal people
PS: what a crazy topic, I can’t understand how we can help you if you can’t go to the dentist
FACE_burger
I'm afraid fans of the creativity of a person from Ava TS (and he is apparently a fan) cannot use all their capabilities and they have their own hidden motive for existing in this universe, which is not clear to normal people
PS: what a crazy topic, I can’t understand how we can help you if you can’t go to the dentist
I couldn’t put my thoughts into words to explain to the guy why I couldn’t, and you were exactly as if you had read my thoughts, handsome. I want to know how to sharpen a tooth at home
Zeferit
I couldn’t put my thoughts into words to explain to the guy why I couldn’t, and you were exactly as if you had read my thoughts, handsome. I want to know how to sharpen a tooth at home
I'm afraid of nothing, but you can put some cotton wool on it if it's easier.
Just_a_fire
If it is a wisdom tooth, then it must be removed. Recently my own chipped and scratched my cheek. I really didn’t want to go to the dentist, but, as it turned out, it was in vain. Under local anesthesia, I had it removed in 20 seconds. I was pleasantly surprised.
Kawaisou
I can’t resist sending this picture to you, shh, just like that
MaybeNextTime
My eye twitched
Prevention from chips
The best prevention against chipped teeth is daily oral hygiene and timely visits to the dentist.
You should also be less involved in extreme sports and avoid life situations that can lead to mechanical damage to the jaw and teeth in particular. It is also not recommended to eat too hard foods (nuts, seeds).
Careful hygiene - prevention of tongue wounds
All of the situations described above are very unpleasant, so you need to watch your teeth very carefully. Dental health directly affects the gastrointestinal tract, and therefore the functioning of the entire body. Therefore, it is very important that your teeth are in perfect condition.
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I could have not suffered and simply polished the sharp edge of the protrusion with a miniature nail file - after two trips to the dentists, I did just that - I just quietly removed the sharpest particles. It’s not clear why the doctor didn’t sharpen his instrument a little. My damaged tongue really haunted me for 2 days - until I got into my mouth with a flashlight!!
I waited 1410 days for your comment!!))) I’m joking, of course))) It was impossible to grind down, because it was the skull bone sticking out from which the tooth grew.
I appreciate your humor! I actually had a minimal amount of periosteum sticking out, less than 2mm. But now I know for sure that the jaw bones are quite soft. But I don’t recommend repeating my experience to anyone because... not everyone has precision work skills
