The following can help you prepare for dental emergencies Dentist’s phone numbers (home and office) Saline solution Handkerchief Gauze Small container with lid Nurofen Plus (Not aspirin. Aspirin is an anti-coagulant, which may cause excessive bleeding in a dental emergency.)
Injuries inside the mouth include tears or cuts, puncture wounds, and lacerations to the cheek, lips, or tongue. The wound should be cleaned immediately with warm water, and the injured person should be taken directly to an oral surgeon for emergency care. If you can’t get to an oral surgeon, the patient should be taken […]
Not all teeth that are painful need to be extracted. Sometimes if you have enough good tooth structure and the gum supporting the tooth is healthy, you may want to try and save the tooth by having a root canal treatment. This treatment removes the nerves and vessels inside the tooth and replaces it with […]
If your tooth is loosened and pushed out of position, call your dentist right away for an emergency appointment. In the meantime, attempt to reposition it to its normal alignment using very light finger pressure—but don’t force it!
If your tooth is knocked out, immediately call a dentist for an emergency appointment. It is important to see your dentist within an hour of when your tooth is knocked out for the best chance of the tooth surviving the trauma. Handle the tooth by the crown (the top), not by the root (the pointed […]
When a tooth’s path into the mouth is impeded, it is often said to be ‘impacted’ and the patient has an ‘impaction’. However, teeth not all unerupted teeth are impacted. It may be that it is still too early in someone’s dental development, and if time passes they might grow in properly. A dentist must […]
