Make an emergency appointment to see your dentist. The sooner a knocked out tooth is re-implanted the more likely it is to fix itself back into the gum.
In the meantime
- Rinse the tooth in milk, holding it by the crown (avoiding the roots)
- If possible, put the tooth back into the socket
- If you cannot re-implant the tooth, store it in a clean container in milk or your saliva
Broken Tooth
Any obvious damage to a tooth should be treated as soon as possible. Chips or fractures can affect the living tissue inside the tooth, causing problems in the future. Your dentist can prevent the damage from getting worse.
In the meantime
- Get to your dentist as soon as possible
- Apply a cold pack to the cheek or lips over the broken tooth
- Rinse your mouth well with warm water
- Store any fragments in a clean container in milk or your saliva
Toothache
If you experience a toothache, call us immediately. We will see you as soon as possible.
In the meantime
- Get to your dentist as soon as possible
- Rinse the mouth regularly with water
- Try to clean any debris from any obvious cavities
- Use dental floss to remove any trapped particles of food
- If swelling is present, place a cold compress to the outside of the cheek
- Take pain relief if necessary
Chipped Teeth
Teeth can chip for any number of reasons. Basic causes include:
- Clamping down on hard substances, similar to ice or hard treat
- Falls or auto crashes
- Playing physical games without a mouth guard
- Crushing your teeth when you rest/sleep
In the meantime:
- Place brief dental filling like teabag, sans sugar gum, or dental wax over the rugged edge of the tooth to ensure your tongue and gums are safe.
- Take a painkiller, for example, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB) on the off chance that you have torment.
- Place ice outwardly on your cheek if the chipped tooth is bothering the zone.
- Floss to expel nourishment got between your teeth, which can cause significantly more weight on your chipped tooth when you bite.
- Abstain from biting utilizing the chipped tooth.
- Swipe clove oil around the difficult gums to numb the territory.
- Wear a defensive mouth protection when you play sports.
Wisdom Teeth
They are the last teeth to come through into the mouth and regularly there isn’t sufficient space for them. A great many people have four astuteness teeth yet up to 10% of the populace are missing at least one. At the point when wisdom teeth is affected they cause various issues like disease, decay, swarming, harm to neighboring teeth,cysts and line of shortcoming in the jaw bone.
In the meantime:
- Take a painkiller, for example, ibuprofen.
- Place the clove over the shrewdness tooth that is causing torment.
- Flush the wisdom tooth with salt water.
Root Canal
A root canal, likewise called endodontic treatment, is the expulsion of the tainted mash and nerve of a tooth. Root trenches can likewise be performed on a tooth that is so broken or harmed that contamination will be inescapable. The highest point of the tooth is evacuated to uncover the mash, and the mash is expelled (pulpectomy). The nerve of the tooth is additionally evacuated, and the trenches are cleaned with the goal that all microscopic organisms is expelled.
In the meantime:
- Brush and floss the treated tooth delicately, deliberately, and every day to keep it clean and maintain a strategic distance from any further contamination.