When the 8-year-old child comes to the school nurse with his central incisor in his hand and reports he knocked his tooth out on the water fountain, the nurse should:
A) Give him an ice cube to suck on.
B) Have him wash his mouth out with peroxide and water.
C) Wrap the tooth in a clean tissue.
D) Wash off the tooth and place it in a container of milk.

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The tooth should be washed off and put in a container of milk to preserve it for possible reimplantation.

When the 8-Year-Old Child Comes to the School Nurse with His