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Diente o aparato dental roto: Primeros auxilios

Diente o aparato dental roto: Primeros auxilios

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Diente o aparato dental roto: Primeros auxilios

Generalidades del tema

Si un diente o un aparato dental se rompe, tome las siguientes medidas:

  • Quítese las dentaduras postizas que estén sueltas y elimine las partes rotas de las dentaduras.
  • Encuentre cualquier pedazo de diente o del aparato dental roto y llévelo consigo cuando vaya a ver al dentista. El dentista revisará si hay pedazos faltantes de diente o del aparato que hayan quedado en una herida, que se hayan tragado o se hayan inhalado en los pulmones (aspirado).
  • Si se ha roto la parte superior ( corona ) de un diente, aplique un pequeño trozo de algodón o gasa empapado en agua oxigenada a la corona para ayudar a reducir el sangrado.
  • Si se le está clavando un alambre de ortodoncia, un aplique dental o el borde serrado de un diente, enrolle un pedazo de cera de vela o cera de ortodoncia y presiónelo sobre la pieza. Un alambre roto puede presionarse contra los dientes con un borrador de lápiz.

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Revisado: 26 junio, 2019

Autor: El personal de Healthwise

Evaluación médica: William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Medicina de emergencia

Adam Husney, MD - Medicina familiar

Kathleen Romito, MD - Medicina familiar

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