Intraoral Injuries (Injuries inside the mouth)

Blunt trauma or a fall may precipitate intraoral injuries. Often children are the victims of such injuries. Occasionally a pencil or toothbrush or a stick and even sharp ends of a toy that is placed in the mouth may cause injury. Such injuries cause simple lacerations, cuts or tears in the mouth and may even cause serious injuries.

Large scale injuries will cause swelling that may choke the airway for breathing. Hence it is prudent that a medical or a dental examination need to be performed. In case troubled breathing is expected, a procedure called tracheostomy has to be performed on an emergency basis to ensure patency of the airway.