When you experience toothache or any other sort of dental related pain, all you want is someone to help! At Feltham Dental Care we do our best to see all dental emergencies within 24 hours. If you have a dental emergency, please telephone the practice on Feltham Dental Care as soon as possible and we arrange an appointment with one of our dentists.
Any dental emergency can be potentially serious and should not be ignored. Avoiding a dental problem, like an injury to the teeth or gums, can increase the risk of permanent damage as well as the need for more extensive and expensive treatment later.
Below you will find some common dental problems and a summary of advice for what you should do. In all cases, please book an emergency appointment or contact us as quickly as possible.
First, try and contact your dentist immediately to arrange an appointment.
In the meantime, you can thoroughly rinse your mouth with warm water. Use dental floss to remove any lodged food. Apply a cold compress to the outside of your mouth or cheek if your mouth is swollen. Never put aspirin or any other painkiller against the gums near the aching tooth because it may burn the gum tissue.
First, try and contact your dentist immediately to arrange an appointment.
In the meantime, you can rinse your mouth with warm water together with any broken pieces. If there's bleeding, apply a piece of gauze to the area until the bleeding stops this can take around 10 minutes. Apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth, cheek, or lip near the broken/chipped tooth to keep any swelling down and relieve pain.
Teeth that have fallen out have the highest chances of being saved when seen by a dentist and returned to their socket within 1 hour of being lost.
In order to save your tooth you must retrieve the tooth, hold it by the crown (the part that is usually exposed in the mouth) and rinse off the tooth root with water. Do not scrub it or remove any attached tissue fragments and see your dentist as soon as possible.
Contact us immediately. Until you can get to the Practice, to relieve pain, apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth or cheek in the affected area. Take over-the-counter pain relief if needed.
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Contact us immediately for a lost filling before any bacteria sets into the open area.
If a crown de-cements, make an appointment to see us as soon as possible and bring the crown with you. If you are unable to get to us right away and the tooth is causing pain, please call the practice for some advice.
As a temporary measure, you can use an over-the-counter dental cement available from most good pharmacies.
Do not use super glue!
First, try and contact your dentist immediately to arrange an appointment.
Abscesses are infections that occur between the teeth and gums or around the root of a tooth. Abscesses are a serious condition that can damage your tissue and surrounding teeth, with the infection possibly spreading to other parts of the body if left untreated. Because of the serious oral health and general health problems that can result from an abscess, please contact us as soon as possible.
First, try and contact your dentist immediately to arrange an appointment.
In the meantime, you can control the bleeding by rinsing the area with a warm salt-water solution.
Use a wet piece of gauze to apply pressure to the bleeding site. Hold for 15 to 20 minutes.
If the bleeding will not stop, and you cannot contact us, go to a hospital emergency department. Continue to apply pressure on the bleeding site with the gauze until you can be seen and treated.
