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Overview
 This
module provides information on managing dental emergencies in children
from birth through age 3. Basic principles for managing emergencies
in this population are provided. Injury classification and injury types
are discussed, and other conditions that may cause oral pain in young
children are presented.
Learning Objectives
- List three basic principles that should guide the management
of dental emergencies in young children.
- Explain
what the dentist must consider in deciding how to treat injuries
to primary teeth, particularly injuries with an alveolar component.
- List three injury types.
- List three basic principles that dentists
should use in diagnosing the origin of oral pain and swelling in young children.
- List three non-dental causes of oral pain
in young children.
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