Emergency Dentist
If you are away and a situation arises where you need a dentist urgently this article may be of use.
The article is supplied by the Townsville Dentist
First step is to get expert emergency dental advice (QLD Health site) with some of their info below -:
Types of Dental Emergencies -:
- toothache
- a knocked out tooth
- chips, fractures and cracks
- bitten lips or cheeks
- abscesses and swelling
- soft tissue trauma and bleeding, and
- jaw pain.
A Knocked Out Tooth
Many of us fear a knocked out tooth
Queensland Health advise :-
If a permanent tooth is knocked out, it can be saved but immediate action is required.
Follow these steps:
- Remain calm and find the tooth.
- Handle the top of the tooth only (the crown). Never hold the tooth by its roots.
- Do not scrape, rub or remove any tissue fragments from the tooth.
- Make sure the tooth is clean. If the tooth is dirty, rinse it in milk or very briefly in water. Alternatively, the owner can gently suck the tooth although this is not recommended for young children or adults who are unconscious, in shock or not fully calm and cooperative.
- Immediately replant the tooth in the socket and hold tooth in place.
- If unable to replant the tooth, keep it moist by immersing it in milk (not water), sealing it in plastic wrap, or placing it in the owner's mouth next to the cheek (if the owner is able).
- Do not let the tooth dry out.
- Seek immediate dental care (time is critical).
If on the Gold Coast a good dentist is at Australia Fair Dental at 5591 2661
You can also call Queensland Health on 13 HEALTH (13 42 25 84) for confidential health advice 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
