2. Facts
✔178 Millions Americans are missing at least one of
their teeth
✔In 2014, there were 171 millions smartphone in the
United States.
3. This means you are likely to see someone with
smartphone as you are to see someone
missing a tooth. 😱
4. ✔Sometimes the adult tooth simply never forms during
childhood
✔Sometimes a cavity can go so deep that the tooth has to be
removed to prevent damage to the tissue around it.
✔And sometimes a tooth gets knocked out due to an injury
6. • First, make sure the person is OK and call us for help if needed .
• Be sure to only handle the tooth by the top and never touch the roots
• If the tooth is dirty rinse it under cold water for 10 seconds.
• If possible, place the tooth back in the tooth’s socket.
• If the tooth cannot be placed back in the socket, place it in MILK or
saline solution until you can get emergency medical care.
• If not other options are available, the tooth can be placed back in
the mouth and held in the cheek do not let the tooth dry out.
• Finally, seek treatment as soon as possible.
• When a tooth gets knocked out, taking proper
action quickly increases the chances of saving
the tooth. 🆘
7. Why replace a missing
tooth ?
• Like a block wall, your teeth are designed to work together to
maintain the proper structure and function of your mouth.
8. When a few blocks are
missing the wall still stand
but i is not a strong as it
once was
In the mouth a number of things
happen when a space is created
9. ✔The root of the tooth
works to support the bone
and tissue in the mouth
✔With no tooth to support
and stimulate the tissues,
they are resorted into the
body and the surrounding
Teeth will slowly move into
the empty space
10. When the teeth move, they will begin to hit in ways they
were not meant to