Madam Nasirah had a nasty fall that broke 3 of her upper front teeth. It happened early in the morning when she woke up for Fajr prayer. Around 10 am she came as a walk in patient to our clinic. It happened at that time,…
I was talking about a dental trauma case in my last post and here I got another dental trauma case. Mr Nas met a motor vehicle accident last year and broke a few of his front teeth. There was no pain, no swelling at the…
If not because of our
mouth, we can’t enjoy food, we can’t speak and we can’t smile.
Although the oral
region comprises as small an area of 1% of the total body area, but it does so
much for us. I could hardly understand why we did so little to protect our
mouth especially during sport.
We will wear protective gear for our head, our body, but hardly I meet anyone who wears a mouth guard during physical activity. (I have to admit that I am one of those who did not have it when I play sport @.@)
Why am I talking about
this all of a sudden?
As usual, it is
because of a case that I am seeing.
This time, she is my
neighbor- a very young and sporting lady who has very beautiful smile. Let’s
call her Miss A.
Miss A came to see me
about 1 month ago after a fall during ice skating.
The first thing that she
noticed was that one of her front tooth became loose. After a few days, the
tooth started to change color. There was an obvious red color in the tooth.
I explained to her
that the tooth sustained impact during the fall and came out from the socket. Hence,
the tooth is mobile.
When the tooth came out from socket, it cut off blood supply to the tooth causing the tooth to die. The color changing from red to black was telling us that the red blood cells were fragmented.
How do we deal with it
then?
I splinted the tooth to stabilize it’s position in the socket.
At the same time, I
initiated root canal treatment, followed by internal bleaching to brighten the
tooth from inside.
Once we were done with
it. Miss A thought that she wanted to have a bright smile and requested teeth
whitening to be done.
Ta Dang~ after a month of hard work, Miss A got her dream smile again! She no longer has to cover her teeth while she smiles! Both of us love the final result! What do you think?
Important take home message here: Not everyone is as lucky as Miss A. She can still has her beautiful teeth despite the fall.
Some people who sustain more serious injury are forced to pull few teeth out. So, do protect your mouth if you are a fans of extreme sport and appreciate your teeth as much as you appreciate your face. Think of a mouth guard if you are involving in any kind of physical activity. Better be safe than sorry.
Last but not least, if you too have a discolored tooth, there is a chance that the tooth may be a dead tooth due to any kind of impact N years ago. Do come to our clinic to get it checked and let us come out with a treatment plan for you.
Otherwise, you can comment below or write to me at ganshouwan@story.drfauziah.com to ask about any discolored tooth.