There are three categories with luxated teeth. Luxated means that the tooth is still in the socket, but it is in the wrong position.

1. Extrusion: the tooth has moved out of the socket in a vertical direction. Upper tooth would hang down, whereas lower tooth would be elevated.

1. Replace tooth in socket by using finger pressure
2. Stabilize the tooth by having person bite down gently
3. Control any bleeding by using gauze or towel with pressure
4. Call your dentist immediately

2. Intrusion: the tooth has been pushed into the socket or gum. The tooth will look short or possibly absent when looking at it.

1. Don’t attempt to reposition the tooth
2. Control any bleeding by using gauze or towel with pressure
3. Call your dentist immediately

3. Displacement: the tooth has been push backward or forward from its socket.

1. Replace tooth in socket by using finger pressure
2. Control any bleeding by using gauze or towel with pressure
3. Call your dentist immediately

FRACTURE (BROKEN TOOTH):

This refers to the white portion (crown) of the tooth. It can be broken at three different layers: enamel(outer), dentin(middle) and pulp(inner). If the tooth is broken, save that portion and place in a transport medium such as milk. If there is severe pain with the broken tooth then the nerve (pulp) has been exposed. Call your dentist immediately and be sure to bring the broken piece of tooth.