How To Make A Dental Emergency First Aid Kit

  Are you ready for a dental emergency? Many people have emergency first aid kits around their house and in their car, just in case an unforeseen emergency strikes. However, most of these first aid kits do not include emergency dental supplies. So what should you put in a dental emergency kit?Putting Together Your Kit

A dental first aid kit — in addition to general antibiotics and pain killers — should contain 12 basic items.

A piece of cotton, such as a cotton ball. This can be used if you have irritation from braces or dentures. For example, if an area of your mouth is irritated, you can use the cotton as a barrier between the infected area and the wire of braces.

Bees wax (or wax given by orthodontists). Wax is great for covering sharp edges of wires or other orthodontic bands.

A teabag. Tea bags are great for controlling bleeding after oral surgery. Research suggests that bags containing tea from the plant camellia sinensis is better than herbal tea for this purpose. Tea bags may also be soothing if you bite your lip, cheek, or tongue.

Orabase or Orabase B – a paste used for healing canker sores or sore mouths.

Denture adhesive paste. This can be used even if you don’t have dentures. For example, in addition to securing dentures, it can be used to temporarily secure a cap or bridge that has fallen out.

Temporary filling material. This substance is better than wax and can be used to temporarily replace a filling if one falls out or breaks.

Stimudent plaque removers. These tooth picks are specially designed to help remove plaque and foreign objects that may be lodged between your teeth.

A topical anesthetic containing Benzocaine. This can provide temporary relief for denture sores, gum irritation, cold sores/canker sores/fever blisters, or sores from having bitten your lip, tongue, or cheek.

Table salt packets. These can be helpful if rinsing is necessary, as salt water helps clean out wounds.

Clean cloth to use as a compress for bleeding.

Gauze to wrap a knocked out tooth.
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