Emergency Dental Tips
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Our practice philosophy is to provide emergencycare as quickly as possible to our patients.
What does that mean for you in practical terms? Weaim to get you out of pain at the first visit while solving the fundamentalproblem in as few visits as possible.
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Dr.Ankit.M.Patel (Dental Surgeon) ,DEESA, GUJARAT, INDIA
Warning: Always consult with your dentist and/orphysician before initiating treatment. These are suggestions for my patientsand can be significantly modified at any time based on theconditions/circumstances of the patient.
Bitten tongue, cheek, lips, etc: Gently rinsearea with cool water or wipe with damp gauze or cloth. Swelling is controlledwith a cold pack or crushed ice in a ziplock. If bleeding continues, applypressure with cool wet gauze or teabag. Take appropriate pain medication.
Bleeding Gums: Normally associated with periodontal (gum) disease.The best way to minimize bleeding is brushing twice a day for two minutes,flossing daily, cleaning your tongue and visiting your dentist for regularcheckups. Very rarely, persistent bleeding gums can be a early warning sign forleukemia.
Canker Sores: Keep the area clean by gentle tooth brushing andrinsing with salt water. Healing should occur in about 2 weeks. Avoid acidic,hot and spicy foods and drink. If needed, take pain medications and give us acall for an assessment. Do not apply any pain medication to the area.
Fractured or Broken Tooth: Gently rinse area with water (salt waterif possible). Control bleeding with a cool wet gauze or teabag (apply pressureonly to the bleeding tissues, not the tooth). Do not remove fractured piecesand save all fragments. Take the appropriate pain medication and see us rightaway.
Gum Boil: Keep the area clean by gentle toothbrushing and rinsingwith salt water. If pain and swelling increases in the area then coolcompresses and pain medications will help. Do not try to pop the boil. You mayneed to be put on antibiotics. See us as soon as possible.
Knocked out Tooth: Save the tooth or tooth pieces in a balancedsaline solution, contact lens solution, milk or water. If bleeding continues,apply pressure with cool wet gauze or teabag. Take appropriate pain medication.Do not clean the area as the tissue fragments will help the healing process ifthe tooth can be reinserted. Be gentle with the developing clot, no spitting,smoking or use of a straw. You must get to a dentist within 60 minutes to haveany real chance of saving the tooth.
Loose Baby Tooth: If the child can wiggle the tooth out...great!Encourage the child to move the tooth in all directions, but do not use largeforces. Slow and steady usually wins out. If both the adult tooth and babytooth are visible then see us for an assessment.
Toothache: Avoid the area as much as possible: no biting, or fooditems in the area, avoid hot and cold drinks. If pain increases and swellingoccurs, then a cold compress in the area will help. Pain medications as needed.See us as soon as possible, you will likely have to take antibiotics.
Teething Pains: Freeze or chill some baby carrots and apply them tothe area. Ice chips in a ziplock or cloth is also good. Some mild painrelievers and teeth gel (follow the instructions closely, do not overuse)can help.
Wisdom Tooth: Keeps the area as clean as possible with toothbrushing and warm salt water rinses. If the area begins to swell and painincreases, a cool compress and pain medications will help the situation. Youmay need to be put on antibiotics and the tooth/teeth will likely need to comeout. Give us a call immediately
In general, Advil (Motrin/Ibuprofen) 200mg every 4-6 hours should help pain andinflammation. Tylenol (Acetaminophen) 325mg every 4-6 hours is a good secondaryalternative. Please review any allergies with your physician/dentist to thesemedications before using them. We can prescribe higher doses and different painmedications once an assessment of your situation is completed.
