Introducing Our Emergency Dental Care Solutions
In the face of dental emergencies, swift action is crucial. Our dedicated emergency dental care solutions are crafted to deliver quick, empathetic, and efficient care to relieve discomfort and tackle pressing dental concerns. If you’re battling an intense toothache, have encountered dental injury, or are dealing with any other immediate dental challenge, our skilled team is ready to provide the fast support necessary.
General Dental Emergencies
Below are instructions for handling minor dental emergencies.
Call our office right away and take these steps.
Do not touch the tooth root, but hold the tooth by the crown and gently rinse the tooth with water.
Place the tooth back into the socket as quickly as possible and bite down on clean gauze to hold it in place.
If the tooth cannot be placed in the socket, put the tooth in a small container of milk or saliva and bring it with you to your appointment.
Orthodontic Emergencies
If you experience a breakage or loosening of any of your appliances please call our office as soon as possible. Please do not come directly to the office. By calling us first we will be able to schedule a time to see you. If you have a scheduled appointment already, please call to let us know that you need something repaired so that we may add additional time to your appointment if needed.
If you need assistance after hours, please call our office phone line and leave a message on our emergency service so that we may contact you. Please be sure to leave your name, phone number with area code, and a brief message.
Review the topics below for solutions to some common non-emergency problems:
If a rubber band ligature comes off, it may be possible to put it back in place using clean tweezers.
If a wire ligature comes off, it can be removed with clean tweezers. If it is poking the mouth but is not loose, it may be possible to bend it back down away from the tissues with a Q-tip or clean pencil eraser. Let our office know about the problem so that we can decide if we need to see you before your next scheduled appointment.
Dental floss, an interproximal brush, or a toothpick can be used for removing food that gets caught between teeth or wires. Sometimes tying a knot in the dental floss before threading it through the brackets can help to catch and remove the food.
