Dental Emergencies

Apply ice to help reduce swelling and apply pressure with a clean cloth or sterile gauze to stop any bleeding. Please the contact our office if you have any questions. If the bleeding continues for an excessive period of time, call your physician or visit your local emergency room.

Apply ice to help reduce swelling and apply pressure with a clean cloth or sterile gauze to stop any bleeding. If the bleeding continues, call your physician or visit your local emergency room.

Do not try to put the tooth back into the socket as it could damage the permanent tooth. Please call our office to schedule an appointment following dental trauma.

Call our office right away and take these steps. 1) Locate the tooth and do not touch the tooth root, but hold the tooth by the crown and gently rinse the tooth with water. 2) Place the tooth back into the socket as quickly as possible and bite down on clean gauze to hold it in place. 3) If the tooth cannot be placed in the socket, put the tooth in a small container of milk or saliva and bring it with you to your appointment.

Gently rinse the area with lukewarm water and place a cold compress on the face to reduce swelling. Try to locate the piece of broken tooth to ensure your child has not aspirated the tooth. If more than half of the tooth is broken off, please call us immediately.