The dentist is taking out one of my teeth.

My tooth is too badly damaged for the dentist to repair it.

I can have MEOPA gas to help me feel more relaxed.

Find out more in our factsheet about « MEOPA »

The dentist makes my tooth go to sleep with an injection.

 

The dentist puts a product on my gum so I don’t feel the injection.

He gently injects me with the needle next to the bad tooth.

The product tasted strange

The dentist rinses my mouth with water.

The nurse sucks out the water at the same time.

My face feels strange.

It doesn’t hurt when the dentist touches my tooth.

 

He moves my tooth with an instrument.

I can hear the sound in my ears.

My tooth moves more and more, then the dentist pulls it out gently.

There is a little blood, so the dentist puts a cotton pad in my mouth.

I bite down hard on the pad between my teeth.

When the dentist takes out my tooth:

I must wait 2 hours before I can eat.

I must not put my tongue in the gap.

My dentist rights me a prescription for some medicine:

To stop it hurting.

Sometimes I have to take antibiotics to stop infections.

The next day I rinse my mouth with a product to stop infections.

I must do this after every meal.

 

This factsheet was produced in partnership with the French Union for Oral Health and the SOSS network which promotes access to oral and dental care for people with disabilities.
It was created with financial support from our partners:

• la Fondation Handicap Malakoff Humanis
• la Fondation de France
• l’Assurance maladie
• la Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l’autonomie
• Santé publique France

The translation of this tool was made possible thanks to the support of the Orange Foundation.

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The creation of this tool was made possible with the support of:

• la Fondation Handicap Malakoff Humanis
• la Fondation de France
• la mairie de Paris
• l’Assurance maladie
• la Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l’autonomie
• Santé publique France

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