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Dental Injury Home Care: Warning Signs
See a dentist for right away for a dental injury and any of the following:
  • A tooth that is completely knocked out
  • A tooth that is out of place
  • Bleeding from a tooth
  • Inability to bite normally Images
  • Inability to swallow
  • Severe tooth pain
Notify your dentist for:
  • A tooth that has become sensitive to hot or cold
  • Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C) Videos
  • Pus draining from the gums
  • Redness, swelling, or warmth to your gums or cheek
  • Facial swelling around a dental injury Images
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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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