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Home Care
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Home care for dental pain includes: - Gargle with warm saltwater three times per day.
- Maintain good oral hygiene:
- Brush your teeth after meals and at bedtime.
- Floss your teeth every day.
- Gargle with dilute saltwater three times per day.
- See your dentist every 6 months.
- Take prescribed medications as directed.
- Acetaminophen for pain and fever
 - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for pain:
Home care for minor dental injuries includes: - Apply cold compresses for swelling of the face:
- Apply for 20-30 minutes, every 1-2 hours.
- Eat a soft diet.
- Do not eat foods that you must tear with your teeth, such as pizza crust.
Home care for more serious tooth injuries includes: Home care for a completely dislodged tooth includes: - Do not touch the root of the tooth.
- Rinse off the tooth in tap water.
- For adult teeth:
- Determine the normal position of the tooth.
- Place the dislodged tooth back in its socket.
- Bite down gently on gauze to hold the tooth in place.
- Place the tooth in milk if you are unable to place the tooth back into the socket.
- See a dentist immediately.
- Do not place a dislodged baby tooth back into the socket.
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