Dental/Facial Trauma

Emergency Trauma Dental Care

• Reimplantation/stabilization of teeth avulsed (knocked out) accidentally
• Repair of broken facial bones
• Reconstruction of damaged teeth and jaws
• Bone grafting
• Gum grafting

As an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University Hospital, Dr. Singer is on call for dentoalveolar and facial trauma, including lost and displaced teeth and fractured jaw bones. The range of traumas Dr. Singer treats includes auto, bicycle and work related accidents, falls, and patients that are victims of assault. George Washington University Hospital presents many unique reconstructive and trauma patients to Dr. Singer.

Dental trauma is injury to the teeth, gums, and jawbones. The most common types of dental trauma is a broken or displaced tooth.

Auto, bicycle and work related accidents and assaults are among the various ways teeth can be displaced or knocked out or broken. Teeth that are knocked out, cracked, displaced forcefully, or loosened due to direct impact or pushed into the jawbone are also considered dental trauma. Oftentimes, these kinds of trauma to the teeth are very painful and can cause the permanent loss of the tooth or teeth if not cared for promptly properly.

Jaw fractures are common types of facial fractures also seen at GW Hospital. In a jaw fracture repair, Dr. Singer realigns the broken pieces of bone with wires and/or by using metal plates and screws. The prognosis in most jaw fractures is typically very good when the fracture is treated in a timely manner and properly.