title: Emergency dental care.
abstract: Health care workers in any setting who deal with children should have a basic understanding of the management of dental emergencies. Immediate action is required to reimplant the avulsed permanent tooth while primary teeth are not reimplanted. Dental infections are usually due to pulpal pathosis secondary to caries or trauma. They are managed like any other infection using drainage, antibiotics and removal of the source.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Children's Hospital, Denver, Colo.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D018677:Tooth Injuries