Treating Oral Injuries
Even when parents and staff do their best to keep children safe, oral injuries can happen. Learn about supplies to include in first aid kits and how to administer first aid for the most common oral injuries.
This collection covers prevention and treatment of injuries to the head, face, and mouth in young children. These common injuries most frequently happen when children fall, as children may stumble when learning to walk and when active. Other preventable causes discussed in these resources include tripping, being pushed by another child, climbing on stairs and furniture, or running with objects in their mouths.
Even when parents and staff do their best to keep children safe, oral injuries can happen. Learn about supplies to include in first aid kits and how to administer first aid for the most common oral injuries.
Most oral injuries happen when young children are learning to walk, and the top front teeth are injured most often. Learn what to do for common oral injuries.