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At Elite Dental care, we realize that dental emergencies are always inopportune interruptions in our patients’ lives. We are committed to helping you and your family through the stressful times an emergency can cause. If you are experiencing a dental emergency, such as a badly damaged tooth, severe toothache, or other sudden dental issue, please call our office as soon as possible to request emergency care. We place a high priority on emergency patients, and will do our very best to see you immediately. If your emergency extends beyond the scope of our dental care, please proceed to a local emergency room for immediate assistance.
In some cases, situations can be addressed and improved even before you reach emergency care by following a few simple tips. While the following helpful suggestions are in no way a substitute for dental and medical care, they offer a first-aid response until you can see a professional at our office or the nearest emergency room.
Temporary Crown Falls Out
If your temporary falls out and you still have it, dry your natural tooth, apply a small dab of toothpaste to the temporary and reattach it. You may also use dental wax or temporary adhesive, available at most pharmacies. Please call our office so that we can professionally reattach your temporary as soon as possible.
Knocked Out Tooth
Rinse the tooth gently under water to remove debris. Place the tooth into the socket it fell from and hold it in place until you get to our office. Otherwise, put the tooth into a baggie of milk and bring it to us so that we can determine whether reattachment is possible.
Cut/Bitten Tongue or Lip
Thoroughly clean the cut, then hold a cold compress against it. If bleeding does not stop, go to your local emergency room. You may need stitches.
Broken Tooth
A cracked or broken tooth should be rinsed immediately with warm water. Then hold a cold compress against the affected tooth to reduce swelling while on your way to our office for assistance.
Possibly Broken Jaw
If you think your jaw may be broken, apply a cold compress and proceed to your local emergency room immediately. If you lost or damaged teeth during your injury, please call our Orlando dental office, as well.
Severe Toothache
Rinse your mouth and the area around the tooth, then floss around the tooth to make sure that debris is not causing the pain. Do not put an aspirin on the tooth because it can damage your gum tissue. Call our office for an appointment if the pain persists.
Something Caught Between Teeth
Use dental floss to gently remove the debris, and be sure that you don’t cut your gums with the floss. Do not use a sharp instrument to dislodge the debris. If floss doesn’t help, call our office for an appointment.
Call our Lemont and Downers Grove office today and schedule a consultation with Dr. Xhelo Shuaipaj or Dr. Mazar Shuaipaj. We look forward to helping you enjoy restored oral function and beauty.
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