Emergency
Dental Services
in Edmonton

Toothache or abscess

Toothaches can eventually become dental abscesses if not appropriately addressed. Dental abscesses are bacterial infections that occur around the tooth root or in the space between the teeth and gum tissue. It’s a serious medical condition that can damage oral tissue and surrounding teeth, and can spread to other body parts if left untreated. Consider thoroughly rinsing your mouth with a warm salt-water solution or apply a cold ice compress to the outside of the mouth or facial cheek to help manage pain symptoms until you can be seen. Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Tylenol™, or Advil™, can also help ease any immediate physical discomfort. To reduce the risk of costly medical complications and to prevent increasing tooth pain or patient discomfort, seek medical attention immediately. Contact us as soon as possible to schedule a dental appointment. Our dental team can help address the dental problem and best treatment course of action when you visit us for an oral assessment.

Chipped or broken teeth

There is nothing worse than enjoying your favourite recreational sport and ending up with a chipped tooth! Dental trauma from sports activities requires immediate attention. Save any pieces of your fractured tooth and rinse both your mouth and the tooth pieces with warm water. Apply direct pressure with a bit of gauze to the affected area for approximately 10 minutes to stop any bleeding. Keep any swelling down and help relieve acute pain with a cold ice compress to the outside of the mouth, cheek, or lip near the broken or chipped teeth. Contact our dental office as soon as possible. Dental emergencies require prompt professional evaluation. Damaged teeth should never be ignored as they can lead to further complications.

Knocked-out teeth

If you happen to have a permanent tooth knocked out, retrieve the tooth, hold it by the tooth crown (the part of your tooth that you chew food with and is normally visible in your mouth), and handle it carefully during emergency transport. Do not scrub it or remove any attached tissue fragments. If possible, put the displaced tooth back in place, but make sure it’s facing the right anatomical way. Don’t force it into the tooth socket if you are unable to reinsert the displaced tooth. Instead, place it in a small storage container of dairy milk, or a cup of drinking water with a pinch of table salt will also work if you don’t have any dairy milk. Contact our dental office as soon as possible and bring the preserved tooth with you. Seeking immediate medical attention – within an hour of the dental injury – gives you a higher chance of having it successfully repositioned.

Extruded or partially dislodged tooth

Apply a cold compress to the outside of the mouth, cheek, or lip to help keep any swelling down and relieve pain. Anti-inflammatory medications, such as Tylenol™ (acetaminophen), or Advil™ (ibuprofen), can also help ease any immediate discomfort. Be sure to book an appointment with us as soon as possible so we can properly diagnose and fix this dental issue.

Lost filling or lost crown

Call or email us to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. If your dental filling or crown fell out, make sure to bring the displaced restoration to the dental clinic with you. If you are experiencing immediate pain, call to schedule an emergency dental appointment. If possible, coat the inner surface of the loose crown with over-the-counter dental cement, toothpaste, or denture adhesive, and slip the crown back over the prepared tooth. This temporary measure will help hold the crown in place until you are examined by a dental professional.

These types of dental injuries affect the gums, tongue, cheeks, and lips, and may result in bleeding. First, rinse your mouth with a warm saline solution, and then use a moistened gauze or wet tea bag to apply direct pressure to the bleeding site. Hold this compress in place for 15 to 20 minutes. Apply a cold ice compress to the outside of the mouth or cheek to both control bleeding and relieve acute pain, and keep it there for five to 10 minutes. Call or email our dental office to schedule an emergency dentist appointment as soon as possible, or go to a hospital emergency room if the bleeding cannot be controlled with sustained pressure.