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This is a discussion on Emergency/Field dental skills within the Medicine forum, part of the Survival - Preparedness - SHTF category; I know everyone stocks up on medical supplies, but we neglect the dental side of things, nothing will take you ...
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02-26-2007, 11:26 PM
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| Retired Combat Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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|  Emergency/Field dental skills - Updated supply list w/qty If anyone has anything else to add please feel free to do so, I am not the dental expert but just rely on what I was taught as part of combat medicine. I got to thinking about this as I have to have a root canal done on a tooth that has been filled too many times (filling is broken again) and is now infected and extremely painful. kit: supplies/instruments:
1 tube ambesol/orasol gels 1 sm btl Listerine (disinfecting, cleansing area) 4 ziplock bags for preserving lost teeth 1 btl sterile water 1 packet of plain paraffin wax meds: 1 btl naproxen sodium (naprosyn) an NSAID I prefer to Ibuprofen simply because dosage is lower and it is stronger. 1 btl tylenol 1 btl aspirin Application: Broken teeth/lost filling can be treated by applying a Q-tip soaked in clove oil directly into the cavity/opening to numb the nerve and prevent air entry. After the initial pain subsides, NSAIDs/tylenol for inflammation/pain control and temporary filling material applied to seal the area (you must seek dental help after this point). do not get clove oil onto surrounding tissue, just in the tooth cavity/broken area. The IRM material or paraffin wax can be used to "splint" loose/broken teeth in place as well, followed by padding with gauze or cotton balls to stabilize the area. The other supplies can be used for rinses for ulcers, bleeding gums, etc. There is a lot of things you can do for yourself until you can get competent treatment, just have to be creative and plan accordingly.
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02-27-2007, 12:44 AM
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|  Re: Emergency/Field dental skills Good post and worth alot of consideration.... I've got some emergency dental kits with some of those items.... Where there is no Dentist.... good book... I think there's a free downloadable version listed somewhere on this forum If not... here's the link... http://www.hesperian.org/publication...ad.php#dentist They've got other good stuff too.... I'm particularly interested in the female issues as I have a little girl and ... well... I'm just not familiar with them.... there's a good download there as well... maybe not the very best info... but its a start for us amateurs.... I had a filling that went bad... then I had to have a root canal... then it went bad and hurt like the dickens.... then I had to go see a specialist... then my face started to swell up... then I had to go see an oral surgeon for an emergency extraction.... My dentist said it must have been pretty bad .... because for an oral surgeon to say it was a bad infection... it had to be very very bad... anyway... the surgeon actually had to scrape the jaw a bit.... and I was on heavy meds for a while... guess they didn't want that getting anywhere else and spreading.... Don't fool around with that infected or bad root canal stuff... no fun.... All the more reason to know about this stuff....
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02-27-2007, 10:21 AM
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| Senior Member  | Re: Emergency/Field dental skills Good info..... but I think if tshtf that everyone is hoping that none of the dentists will be around anymore and we could just forget about it 
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02-27-2007, 10:53 AM
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| Scavenging The Wasteland  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Central Missoura
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|  Re: Emergency/Field dental skills Thanks Paradoc.A good reminder for everyone. |
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02-27-2007, 11:52 AM
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| Insatiably Curious Founding Member Site Supporter Moderator  |  Re: Emergency/Field dental skills I didn't see Superglue on your list - I've heard of people using that to get through a camping trip until they could get to a dentist. Be careful what you say, Blackjack - our resident dental monkey will survive .As for girlie-girl stuff, Bear - any female should be able to answer any questions you might have. And you always have the female monkeys at your disposal for instant answers.
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02-27-2007, 11:59 AM
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| Re: Emergency/Field dental skills "As for girlie-girl stuff, Bear - any female should be able to answer any questions you might have. And you always have the female monkeys at your disposal for instant answers." Thanks Tracy..... Had a scare last year.... my little girl had a lump right under her left nipple.... you could actually feel it and it was pretty large and hard.... and she was complaining it was sore.... well I made a doctors appointment as quick as I could and took her in as soon as I could.... turned out to be a breast bud and the doctor said she was just "growing up"... scared the crap out of me and boy I was not too happy with my ex and mom for not even supposing it could be that.... glad I checked.... but some of us male monkeys don't have a clue .....  
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03-02-2007, 08:12 PM
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| Survivor Founding Member Administrator  | Re: Emergency/Field dental skills OT, but I was a King last weekend when my daughter proclaimed to my wife that there were no tampons in the house. I think I have over 3000 in various styles and sizes and slipped out to the ark to grab a sampler pack. My daughter looked at me a little funny when I handed them to her and asked me "You really do have 2 of EVERYTHING, don'tcha Dad?"
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03-02-2007, 10:44 PM
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| Re: Emergency/Field dental skills "You really do have 2 of EVERYTHING, don'tcha Dad?"
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03-02-2007, 10:47 PM
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| troglodyte Founding Member Administrator  | Re: Emergency/Field dental skills hehehe. 'Bout as funny as a two "pronged" billy goat.
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03-03-2007, 10:25 AM
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| Moderator of Lead Founding Member Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas
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| Re: Emergency/Field dental skills Thanks Paradoc, this is very useful. Not just for Armageddon, but for everyday use as for a lot of folks they can't get in to the dentist as quick as they would like, or they might be out in the middle of BFE and not be able to get to one. Thanks for the info. I feel a sticky coming.
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