If you do have a dental emergency, don’t panic as we are here to help you. We know it can be distressing, which is why we always allow time in our day for emergency appointments. During this appointment, we will diagnose the problem and can provide immediate care to relieve discomfort and pain.

Whether it’s a broken tooth or a toothache, generally the sooner a dental injury or concern is attended to the better it is.

When You Must Seek Emergency Dental Care

Please do not hesitate to get in touch immediately if you have a particularly severe toothache that is causing symptoms such as facial swelling, fever, disturbance in sleep or which is making you feel very unwell. A bad tooth infection can spread quickly and lead to life threatening conditions such as a compromised airway.

Dental Trauma–What to do if a tooth is…

Broken

Try to recover as many pieces as possible and seek dental attention as soon as possible.

Knocked out

Baby tooth–Never replant a knocked out baby tooth—there is a high risk of damaging a growing adult tooth underneath.

Adult tooth—Replant the tooth if possible, if there is debris on the knocked out tooth it can be rinsed before being placed in the socket. The replanted tooth can be held in place with light finger pressure, or by biting on a handkerchief or gauze. If replanting is not possible, store the tooth in milk or saline and seek dental attention right away—the faster a tooth can be replanted, the better the long term outcome. When handling a knocked out (avulsed) tooth, try not to touch, scrub, scrape the root of the tooth or let the tooth dry out.