Dean Smith

Assessment Task 4

Teeth injuries

Personal Development Health and Physical Education

Explain the nature of the medical condition or injury.

• Injuries to the teeth can result in teeth being chipped,

cracked, and displaced or completely detached. Teeth

injuries are often a result of a sporting accident, but can

occur in all different workplaces. There are 4 main parts

to a single tooth. The Crown, Enamel, Root and Dentin. In

most serious tooth injury cases a trip to the healthcare

professional is required and in serious cases a visit to

the hospital emergency room, this may start with teeth

being knocked out, but perhaps the impact of something

hitting the face has caused more severe head and neck

damage and emergency help is required.

Signs and Symptoms

• Most of the time. Teeth injuries have very clear signs and symptoms.

Blood and the obvious feeling of pain in the tooth are the two major

signs. But a sign that cant be seen might be a one of dental check and

when the ‘unknown’ sore tooth is touched with dental instruments a

surprise shock of pain may occur.

• Some symptoms are bleeding around the affected/sore tooth. A splint

needs to be applied around the dislodged tooth to help repair the

ligament inside. Some teeth change color when they are sore. For

example and unconscious person might have severe head and neck injuries

and the pain is so bad that compared to the pain in the tooth, that the

body masks the pain of the tooth, in this case the tooth more often

then not changes colour.

Management Techniques

D.R.A.B.C.D.

Place dislodged tooth in glass of milk, if milk is not available spit in cup and place in saliva.

Clean blood out of mouth with running water.

• http://www.simplyteeth.com/category/sections/adult/aboutteeth/injuryteeth.asp?category=adultList&section=99&page=36

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Dean Smith

Assessment Task 4

Teeth injuries

Mr Zakris

Personal Development Health and Physical Education