“I would love to tell you, what a wonderful service ‘Anand and Rupal’ gave me when I lost my front tooth! This all happened, just before a holiday with friends to the Caribbean starting in 2 days’ time! Saturday at 2pm I lost my front tooth, in a panic I called the surgery to see if anyone would help me
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Emergencies And Dental Pain
I Have A Dental Emergency What Shall I Do?
We understand that it is important to help try and relieve the pain or problem as soon as possible. We deal with all types of emergencies; Dental Abscesses and swelling, Toothache, broken teeth, lost fillings, loose crowns and bridges, broken dentures, dental trauma and accidents. We have emergency appointments available on the same day for all our patients. Where possible please try and ring as early as possible, we are open from 8.00 a.m.
What Do I Do When The Practice Is Closed?
We are open Monday – Friday from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Unfortunately dental emergencies can arise at the most inconvenient and unexpected times. Please ring the practice on 0179352577 for more information.
I do not have a dental emergency that needs to be dealt with urgently over the weekend, what shall I do? (Such as cancelling or changing an appointment for Monday, broken teeth that are not causing pain).
For less urgent queries, please ring on Monday morning where we will be glad to help you. Alternatively you can email the practice at smile@mayhewdental.co.uk, and we will try and reply at the earliest, even on the weekend.
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The tooth can be replaced in the socket successfully if you take the right action as soon as possible. You should contact the dentist immediately. Ensure that the tooth is a permanent tooth. Deciduous (Milk teeth) should NOT be replanted.
- Find the tooth and ensure it is the whole tooth. Hold the tooth by the crown (the white part), not by the root (the yellower part).
- Replant immediately, if possible. Time is essential. Teeth should ideally be replaced with in 30minutes of being knocked out, however teeth have been successfully replaced up to an hour of being knocked out.
- If contaminated, rinse shortly with cold tap water or milk. Do not use any disinfectant.
- Hold the tooth by the crown and put it back into the socket firmly, root first. This can be done by the child or an adult.
- Hold the tooth in place. Bite on a handkerchief to hold it in position and go to the dentist immediately.
- If you can not put the tooth back in, place it in a cup of milk or saline. When milk or saline are not available, place the tooth in the child’s mouth (between the cheeks and gums). It is essential that the tooth does not dry out.
- Seek immediately dental treatment.
It is important to seek advice quickly. Tooth ache can get worse very quickly and become unbearable on occasions. Dental pain can vary significantly, so a good description is essential to help reach a more accurate and quicker diagnosis. Dental pain very rarely goes away on its own, so see your dentist for advice and treatment. If the pain is also associated with a swelling, seek immediate advise.
Antibiotics have their uses and can be very successful in treating the appropriate condition. Antibiotics reach the site of infection through your blood and infections inside a tooth are not accessible via this route. Additionally repeated courses of antibiotics may also lead to bacteria adapting and finding ways to survive the medication’s effect, i.e. they become resistant to antibiotics, which means that they will no longer work.
Read more about the Antibiotic Awareness Campaign.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-antibiotic-awareness-day-resources
Sensitivity can vary from a mild twinge to severe discomfort. It can be an early warning sign to an underlying dental disease so seek advice promptly.
- Sensitivity to hot, cold and sweet is often be a sign that there is decay present in the tooth, which is encroaching the nerve are in your tooth and hence aggravating it. Come and see us immediately. If there is decay, the decay can often be removed and a white filling placed immediately. Removing the aggravating factor can often settle the tooth and avoid you needing to have root canal treatment.
- Brushing too hard or gum disease may have caused your gums to shrink back, exposing the root surface.
- Dental Erosion, is a condition caused by acid attacking the tooth surface and exposing sensitive dentine. The acid often comes from food and drink, but can also be due a medical condition. We will work with you to establish the cause, in order to help prevent further disease.
- Grinding your teeth can wear away the enamel and expose the sensitive dentine layer in your tooth. Having a bespoke mouth guard made can help reduce further damage.
- If you have been bleaching your teeth you can experience sensitivity. It is essential to always having your whitening treatment carried out by a dentist. Mild sensitivity will often disappear once you have stopped whitening your teeth. If you are concerned please contact us for advice. Using sensitive tooth paste can help.