Emergency Care

You might have a sudden bleeding from your gum, an excruciating toothache or have an accident that has caused your tooth to be chipped or broken. What should you do? It is a dental emergency.

Dental Emergency Management

In a dental emergency situation there are steps you can take while you are waiting for an emergency appointment. Before taking any medications ensure you do not suffer from any relevant allergies or conditions. These steps are:

  1. Contact us immediately
  2. Take the recommended dosage of a pain relief medication (such as Neurofen, Ibuprofen or Advil)
  3. Give 3 hours for the medicine to act
  4. Next, take 2 Paracetamol or Panadol
  5. Let the medicine act, for which you need to wait for 3 hours
  6. Until you see the emergency dentist, repeat the procedure from Step 2.

Dental Emergencies and How to Mitigate Them

The knowledge of how to take care of your tooth during a dental emergency will not only relieve you from the pain but also save your tooth. Here are some of the common dental emergencies and how you can reduce the risk of losing your tooth.

Severe Toothache

Most toothache has a severe cause and can occur due to:

  • Tooth decay
  • Tooth fractures
  • Tooth trauma
  • Wisdom tooth eruption

We recommend that if the pain is unbearable, you should contact an emergency dentist immediately and in the meantime do the following:

  • Clean the affected area with warm water
  • Clean any food debris that is lodged in the area with a soft clean toothbrush. Never use force to clean the area.
  • Check for any dislodged caps, fillings, and implants
  • Place a cold compress on the outside of the swollen area in your mouth
  • Follow the steps recommended under dental emergency management.

Knocked-Out Tooth (Avulsed)

If due to an accident your tooth has been entirely knocked out, go to the emergency dental care immediately. Time is a factor in saving your tooth.  But before you head to the emergency, follow these steps:

  • Salvage the broken tooth but never touch the root
  • If the tooth has any dirt then wash it but never scrub it
  • You can try to put the tooth back into the socket by using gentle pressure. Otherwise you can keep it in the pouch in your cheeks.
  • Carefully keep the tooth until you meet the dentist
  • In case you are suffering from pain, follow the steps recommended under dental emergency management.

At the clinic, the dentist will examine your condition and start the necessary procedure.

Dental Intrusion (Tooth Pushed Into Jawbone)

At times a dental trauma can cause one or more teeth to move into the upper jawbone. This can cause misalignment of the tooth or teeth and even fracture the socket. In case of a dental intrusion, go to the emergency dental care immediately but until you meet the dentist follow these steps:

  • Rinse your mouth with cold water
  • Apply a cold compress to the affected area on the outside of your mouth
  • Follow the steps recommended under dental emergency management.

The dentist will examine the severity of the intrusion and then determine whether to perform a root canal procedure or can wait to see if the tooth comes back naturally to its original position.

Tooth Displacement (Luxation, Extrusion)

Luxation or extrusion is the displacement of a tooth at an angle caused by trauma.

  • Luxation: The tooth gets into an angled position inside the socket in an unnatural manner, protruding in a way that could fracture the jawbone. The pulp may or may not stay intact
  • Extrusion: The tooth gets partially removed from the socket and can cause infection.

When tooth displacement happens and until you meet the dentist, you should:

  • Apply cold compress from outside on the affected area
  • Follow the steps recommended under dental emergency management.

Broken Tooth (Crown Fracture)

When the crown gets fractured due to trauma or any other case, the emergency dentist is to be consulted immediately. An x-ray can determine the severity of the condition and the necessary procedure can be initiated to save the tooth. Until you meet the emergency dentist, follow these steps:

  • Rinse your mouth with warm water
  • Apply ice pack near the affected area from outside
  • To alleviate the pain, follow the steps recommended under dental emergency management.

Root Fracture

In case of a direct injury, a root fracture can occur. Without an x-ray, it is impossible to determine a root fracture so you must go to the dentist in case you face a direct trauma to your tooth. While waiting to meet the dentist after the injury, follow these steps:

  • Apply a cold compress to the injured area on the outside of the mouth
  • Follow the steps recommended under dental emergency management

The dentist will do the x-ray and analyse the severity of the fracture and start the treatment.

The Need For Emergency Care

To know more about how we can help you in case of an emergency dental situation, contact us now. We also offer painless dentistry thus helping you to get a treatment without any further pain.

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