{"id":189,"date":"2016-06-22T20:34:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T20:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premierwalkindental.com\/blog\/?p=189"},"modified":"2017-07-12T18:17:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T18:17:07","slug":"mouth-injury-playing-sports-call-florida-emergency-dentist-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierwalkindental.com\/blog\/mouth-injury-playing-sports-call-florida-emergency-dentist-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Mouth Injury From Playing Sports? Call Your Florida Emergency Dentist Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"emergency<\/a>The NBA finals just ended and summer has just begun. That makes for plenty of motivation and plenty of time for extracurricular basketball. But if you think that a mouth injury really isn\u2019t all that likely while you\u2019re playing basketball, then you should think again. A dental journal recently reported that a boy caught his teeth on the net while slam-dunking the ball. He sunk the dunk, but he also lost a few of his front teeth. Freak accident? Not really. Other dentists report similar incidents in their practices. At Premier Walk-In Dental, Drs. Nichols and Collins have seen their share of sports-related mouth injuries. Fortunately, your Florida emergency dentist<\/a> offers same day urgent care for a variety of dental injuries.<\/p>\n

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Knocked Out Teeth<\/h2>\n

Perhaps the most obvious of all dental emergencies is a tooth that has been knocked out, or avulsed. In this situation, time is of the essence. Your emergency dentist in Rutledge may be able to save and splint the tooth back in place if you are treated within 30 minutes. To preserve the tooth before you arrive in our office, do the following:<\/p>\n