How to handle dental emergency

Your teeth are a part of your body, but they are much more exposed than your internal organs are. There can always be cases which can qualify as a dental emergency concerning a tooth or your gums. Such situations should not be ignored as they can quickly become a bigger problem requiring long emergency dentist London sessions and a lot of expenses.

Here is a list of common dental emergencies with tips on how to handle them

Toothaches

Toothaches can range in severity depending on what has happened to your tooth. If its just decay, then you have to visit the emergency dentist London so that they can assess the severity of the decay. Tooth decay have many different types of treatment depending on their severity and they can range in expenses. If you are having a toothache right now, you can first wash your mouth with warm water and remove any food particles stuck around the aching tooth. You can also take over the counter medicines to kill the pain temporarily. When you visit the UK based emergency dentist, they will recommend and provide you the prescription for painkillers and antibiotics.

Knockled out and chipped tooth

This situation can happen if you receive a very sharp and jolting blow to your face, such as falling or getting punched. If this happens, you should save any pieces of the tooth and wash your whole mouth with warm water. If the entire tooth has fallen out and there is excessive bleeding, use a cotton ball to protect the area and absorb the excessive blood.

Try to also save the fallen out tooth and avoid scrubbing off any of the nerve endings and blood vessels in the tooth. If you get the tooth back to the UK based emergency dentist within an hour, they can re-attach the knocked out tooth back into your mouth. You can preserve your tooth by buying save-a-tooth as it will help keep the tooth healthy for a longer time.

Filling falling out or losing your crown

If your crown falls out and your filling starts disintegrating, you should visit your dentist immediately as they will help you get the filling back to normal. It is also better to use a sugarless chewing gum to preserve the exposed tooth so that you do not mistakenly put pressure on the tooth and make it so that the filling falls out even more. Your emergency dentist will also re-attach the crown back to its place using some dental plaster and fine machinery.

Tooth getting dislodged or getting objects stuck between your tooth

This is a serious situation so it is always recommended to see your emergency dentist immediately. You can try using a dental floss to remove any objects stuck around your teeth but if it is stuck badly, a floss will not work. Having a dislodged tooth can also put extreme pressure on your gums where it should not and it will induce pain. To get rid of the pain, you can try using any over the counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen.

Broken wires and braces

If the wire of your brace or bracket is poking out and injuring the insides of your mouth, you can use a pen or pencil to remold the wire into a position that does not injure you. If you fail to remold the wire, you can try using some wax or a cotton ball to protect your mouth until you get an emergency dental clinic London appointment. This is not an extreme emergency but it is better to get your braces fixed as soon as possible.

Abscess

Abscess are pimple like formations that can form inside your mouth and on your gums when you do not floss regularly. This is a serious condition as abscesses can spread inside your jaw and can cause the entire part to swell up. Since the pus of the abscess is infectious, it can spread to other parts of your mouth too. An emergency dental clinic London can try removing the pus from the abscess if possible or will give you antibiotics to slowly kill the abscess. If the part of the tooth hurts, you can try over the counter painkillers to temporarily kill the pain.

Injuries to gums or parts of the cheek

Injuries on your soft tissues can easily case them to bleed excessively. If that happens you have to control the bleeding by first washing your mouth with lukewarm water and then applying a cotton ball to the bleeding area. If the part of your jaw hurts too much, you can try applying an ice pack to the area to quell the swelling. After that, visit an Emergency Dentist London Pro to ensure that the injury is stitched up.

In conclusion

Dental emergencies come in many forms and levels of severity. It is best to consult the Emergency Dentist London Pro as soon as possible to ensure that your problems are stopped before they increase in severity. You also should keep products like cotton balls, gauze, sugarless gums, and save-a-tooth at home to ensure you are ready for any emergencies that arise. You should also keep your refrigerator full of ice packs and your medicine cabinets full of pain relievers. Toothaches can arise at any time if you have an infected tooth and its better to have everything that can quell the pain till you reach the dentist’s office.

 

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