Child's oral scratch

The physical health of children is very important, but if adults do not pay attention to their children's physical health, they will often find some problems. For example, a child's mouth may be prone to scratches, which should be treated promptly. Children are also more likely to develop oral infections because their immunity is relatively low. So what should you do if your child has a scratch in his or her mouth?

Can you get tetanus from a scratch in your mouth? Experts point out that tetanus is mainly a series of symptoms caused by the infectious tetani bacteria. There are definitely no tetanus bacteria in the mouth, so as long as there are no wounds on the skin, there is no need for a tetanus shot.

Tetanus patients often have a history of trauma, especially wounds contaminated by rust, feces, etc. It usually begins to develop 1 to 2 weeks after the wound. Although this disease is very dangerous, it can be cured if it is discovered early and treated in time. Therefore, for tetanus patients, the key to rescue is early detection.

The early symptoms of tetanus are muscle spasms, commonly known as "cramps." The earliest symptom for most patients is facial muscle spasm, which is mainly manifested by inability to open the mouth and spasm and pain in the muscles in front of the ears when chewing food. Many patients mistakenly think they have a dental disease and go to the dentistry department for treatment. During examination, dentists often only find spasms of the masticatory muscles and temporalis muscles, but no dental disease in the mouth that causes difficulty in opening the mouth. The more you ask the patient to open his mouth, the harder it is for him to open it, and he may even close his mouth tighter and tighter. If you are a little careless at this time, the case may be left unresolved and delayed. However, if you have the diagnostic knowledge in this area and think it is tetanus and get timely treatment, most cases can be cured. However, many dentists do not necessarily have this knowledge, resulting in many delays. Once whole-body muscle spasms and twitching occur, and then you think of tetanus, the prognosis becomes very poor.

Tongue depression test for early diagnosis of tetanus. The inspection method is: for a suspected tetanus patient who has had a recent cut or puncture of the skin, gently place a tongue depressor or other sterilized smooth small wooden board, or even chopsticks, soup spoon, etc., in the middle of the tongue in the patient's mouth, and press down hard. If the patient immediately clenches his teeth and bites the tongue depressor, which is difficult to pull out, the test is positive and can be judged as an early manifestation of tetanus. These people will all develop typical tetanus symptoms within 4 to 30 hours.

Can you get tetanus from a cut in the mouth? The above points are analyses given by experts, and we hope that everyone will pay attention to them. Of course, the harm caused by tetanus is very serious. If you want to completely get rid of the harm of the disease, after understanding whether you can get tetanus from a cut in the mouth, you should also actively consult the advice of relevant experts.