Any dental emergency like an injury to the teeth or gums can be potentially serious and should not be ignored.
Please call us right away (510) 832-3713 to schedule your emergency visit.
Here are some tips of what to do for some common dental emergencies before you can get to the dentist's office (click here for a printable format):
- Thoroughly rinse your mouth with warm water.
- Use dental floss to remove any lodged food.
- If your mouth is swollen, apply a cold compress to the outside of your mouth or cheek.
- Never put aspirin or any other painkiller against the gums near the aching tooth because it may burn the gum tissue.
- Save any pieces.
- Rinse the mouth using warm water; rinse any broken pieces.
- If there's bleeding, apply a piece of gauze to the area for about 10 minutes or until the bleeding stops.
- Apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth, cheek, or lip near the broken/chipped tooth to keep any swelling down and relieve pain.
- Retrieve the tooth, hold it by the crown (the part that is usually exposed in the mouth), and rinse off the tooth root with water if it's dirty.
- Do not scrub it or remove any attached tissue fragments.
- If possible, try to put the tooth back in place. Make sure it's facing the right way. Never force it into the socket.
- If it's not possible to reinsert the tooth in the socket, put the tooth in a small container of milk (or cup of water that contains a pinch of table salt, if milk is not available) or a product containing cell growth medium, such as Save-a-Tooth.
- In all cases, see the dentist as quickly as possible.
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