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I had a pocket flashlight in my mouth it accidentally went upwards an hit the bottom of front tooth, it was about a medium impact/force, my tooth hurts mildly, its not loose or chipped. im worried. should i be concerned about having brain injury?

3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Contact your regular dentist and get your tooth evaluated. This would be an unusual mechanism for a "brain injury".

Answered 11/14/2022

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Brain injury? Not a chance.

Answered 11/20/2022

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Brain injury? You have a better chance of winning the Irish Sweepstakes. Damage to the nerve of the tooth? Possible but not probable.

Answered 11/20/2022

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