Treating Dental Trauma

Dental trauma is physical injury to the teeth, gums, alveolar bone, or soft tissue of the mouth, including the lips and tongue.

What are the causes of a dental trauma?

Most instances of dental injury are brought about by mishaps, including falls, vehicle crashes, and playing sports. Cases are expected to be engaged with brutal occurrences, such as fighting or physical abuse.

There are several types of injury that fall under the category of dental trauma, including the following:

• Chipped tooth
• Fracture of the tooth socket wall
• Jaw fracture
• Lacerations of the lips
• Lacerations of the gums