Loss of a Baby Tooth After an Injury
Mouth injuries are common, especially in children, and may involve the teeth, jaw, lips, tongue, inner cheeks, gums, roof of the mouth, neck, or tonsils. A tooth can be knocked out (avulsed) during play or during a traumatic injury to the mouth. A baby tooth (primary tooth) is not put back in the socket (reimplanted) after it has been knocked out because the reimplantation may cause problems with later development of the permanent tooth.
If a primary tooth is knocked out before it is ready to come out, the premature loss of the tooth may delay the permanent tooth development. Your dentist may recommend putting a spacer in the empty socket until the permanent tooth comes in.
General Information About Unusual Cancers of Childhood
Unusual cancers of childhood are cancers rarely seen in children. Cancer in children and teenagers is rare. Since 1975, the number of new cases of childhood cancer has slowly increased. The number of deaths from childhood cancer is less than half what it was in 1975. Unusual cancers are so rare that most children's hospitals see fewer than two cases in a year. Because the unusual cancers are so rare, there is not a lot of information about what treatment works best. A child's treatment is often...
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If a piece of the knocked-out tooth breaks off and is left in a cut, it can delay healing and cause infection. An X-ray may be needed to make sure a tooth fragment wasn't left in a cut.
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