If you lose a tooth, place it in cold milk while you head to your emergency appointment.
Dr. Yulia has been passionate about dentistry since her adolescence. She has now combined her passion, hard work, and experience to be able to establish her own practice and help transform patients’ lives. Dr. Yulia earned her first dental degree from the Belarusian State Medical University Department of Stomatology in 2008. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in 2017. Dr. Yulia strives to present the best treatment possible to all of her patients using a gentle and empowering approach so patients never feel left in the dark.
You can take ibuprofen, naproxen, or a similar over-the-counter painkiller to help with your pain and discomfort. This may provide you with some relief before your visit.
Particularly for tooth pain or oral injuries, icing the area can help numb it and reduce swelling. Ice the area for no more than 10 minutes at a time to avoid damaging the tissue.
If you have some handy, you can use Orajel or a similar topical anesthetic to numb the area. This is a good option for a toothache.
All the above steps will only provide temporary relief. To get help, you need to see a Wholesome Smiles dentist like Dr. Yulia. Unless you get help right away, it’s likely that your condition will only get worse.
A dental emergency is any situation where you sustain injury, damage, decay, or pain that requires immediate dental treatment to prevent the problem from worsening and to relieve your discomfort.
This can include severe tooth pain, signs of a tooth infection like swelling and an abscess, a knocked-out tooth, dental trauma that results in damaged, cracked, or loose teeth, and uncontrollable bleeding.
These are just some examples of dental emergencies. If you’re not sure if your problem qualifies as a dental emergency, ask yourself if it can wait for a normal appointment. If it can, then it’s likely not an emergency.
Don’t hesitate to call us at (840) 888-5018 and we can help you deal with the situation until you can get to the Wholesome Smiles dentist and we can let you know if your symptoms qualify as a dental emergency.
If you or your child has a knocked-out tooth, don’t panic. This is a common dental emergency but it is time sensitive so you have the best chances of reattaching the tooth if you follow these instructions as soon as possible.
Once an hour has passed, the likelihood of being able to save the tooth greatly diminishes. If you’ve lost the tooth or left it somewhere on the ground, you need to find it and rinse it under some water. Don’t hold the tooth by the root, only hold it by the crown.
After rinsing it off, see if you can reattach it by firmly pushing it back into the socket. It can be helpful to try to bite down as you do this. If you aren’t able to reattach it, you will need to keep it moist by storing it in a container of either milk or your own saliva.
Bring this with you to the dentist in Wholesome Smiles and call us right away to make an emergency appointment. If you can get here within 30 minutes of the tooth being knocked out, you have the best chance of saving the tooth. We can splint the tooth to hold it in place but if it can’t be saved, you may need to replace the tooth.
If your tooth is broken, you should first make sure that you aren’t bleeding and don’t have any sharp fragments in your mouth that will cut you. Rinse your mouth with warm water to remove any fragments of your tooth that could be left behind.
If you can find the broken part of your tooth, you can store it in milk or saliva and bring it to the dentist with you and we may be able to attach it. If not, we can just rebuild the rest of the tooth with composite resin.
The tooth may need to be protected with a dental crown if it’s located in the back of the mouth. If you’re in pain, take anti-inflammatory pain medication. Call us right away so we can repair the tooth and ensure that you haven’t caused any damage to your tooth’s pulp which could require root canal therapy.
Pain can be relieved with anti-inflammatory pain medication and rinsing your mouth with a lukewarm saltwater solution. Swelling can be managed by keeping your head elevated and applying a cold compress to the area for 15 minutes on and off. Don’t try to manage your pain by yourself. Contact us as soon as possible to make an appointment.
