What To Do If You Have A Dental Emergency

8 Dental Emergencies and
What You Need To Do

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Dental emergency
• Dental emergency might not seem so much
as an “emergency”. But if it is left untreated,
it can result to a more serious condition –
some are even life threatening.
The St James Dental Group

Alleviate the situation
• So don’t take dental emergency for granted.
When you encounter any of the following
dental emergencies, do the corresponding
tips to alleviate the situation.

Knocked out tooth
1. Knocked out tooth
• Don’t be the dentist on this. If your tooth is
knocked out, just wash the tooth with water
gently.

Don’t remove any tissue
• Be sure you don’t remove any tissue
attached to the tooth. The best thing to do
after that is to place the tooth back into its
socket if at all possible.

Go straight to your dentist
• If not, get a glass of milk and place your
tooth there. Go straight to your dentist.

Reasons for a broken tooth
2. Broken teeth
• A few examples of why you might encounter
a broken tooth are: an accident, a fight,
grossly decayed tooth or a weak tooth.

A uncomfortable experience
• This can be an uncomfortable experience.
To alleviate the pain before you can visit
your dentist, just get warm water rinse your
mouth, if there is any swelling, use a cold
compress on your face to reduce the
swelling.

Washing your mouth
3. Toothache.
• There are a lot of factors that cause a
toothache. When you feel the pain, start off
by washing your mouth with warm water.

Use a dental floss
• Then you can use a dental floss to remove
any food particles trapped between the
teeth of inside the gum. Contact your
dentist if the pain won’t go away.

Tooth Abscess
4. Dental abscess.
• You will know you have dental abscess if you
can see some swelling on areas of your
gums, like a pimple. Dental abscess can be
dangerous if left untreated.

Rinse your mouth
• Use warm salted water to rinse your mouth
and go to your dentist immediately.

Broken jaw
5. Broken jaw.
• You might have a fight or you accidentally
bump your jaw to the wall or any object, as
long as there is swelling in this area it means
that you have injured your jaw.

Cold compress
• You need to use cold compress for the
swelling. Don’t ignore this incident. Go to
your dentist immediately.

Trapped objects in teeth
6. Stuck object between teeth.
• Any object that gets trapped in between
your teeth can easily damage your gum
and teeth.

Use dental floss
• Use dental floss to remove it and not just
any object. Go to your dentist if you are
not able to get it out from between your
teeth.

Temporary filling material
7. Broken filling.
• If your filling breaks off or falls out, then
you can buy a temporary filling material
or cement from any pharmacy and put it
in the “hole” where the filling use to be
and contact your dentist immediately.

Use of sugarless gum
• You can also place a piece of sugarless
gum there to cover the hole until you get
to your dentist.

Broken dental crowns
8. Broken dental crowns.
• If your dental crown came off, best is to
call your dentist right away for an
appointment.

Don’t go without crown
• You don’t want to be without the crown
because the teeth can move and your
crown may not fit anymore and have to
end up paying for a new crown.

Use of OTC temporary dental cement
• If you can’t get to your dentist right away
and you need to wait a week or so, you
can also use the OTC temporary dental
cement to place the crown back on until
you see you dentist.

Dental emergencies
• Some of these dental emergencies need
immediate attention either because of
pain or risk of infection.

Preventing further damage
• You need to take care of these right away
because they can become more serious
and dangerous. Dentists are trained to
deal with these emergencies preventing
further damage.

Ask a professional
Dental Emergencies and
What You Need To Do
Contact us
323-771-7254
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What To Do If You Have A Dental Emergency

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