Dental Emergencies
Dental emergencies may vary, but they usually involve some type of severe pain in your mouth.
There are many different types of dental emergencies, but pain and broken teeth are among the most common. Certainly the most appropriate course of action is to see a dentist immediately.
Call us now if you have a dental emergency
Common dental emergencies include pulpitis, abscesses, cellulitis, pericoronitis, and broken, loose or missing teeth. Inflammation or infection of the pulp, or nerve of the tooth, is called pulpitis.
You may experience pain after eating hot or cold foods. Many toothaches like this are reversible and can be treated with a filling. However, some are irreversible, requiring root canal treatment or extraction.
An Abscess is a localised collection of pus caused by infection. Treatment may include gum treatment, root canal treatment or extraction. Cellulitis is inflammation that has spread to the surrounding tissues.
Antibiotics are usually prescribed and once controlled the initial source of the infection is treated. This may involve an extraction or root canal treatment. Pericoronitis is inflammation around an erupting wisdom teeth. It is usually treated by irrigation. Antibiotics may be indicated if cellulitis is also present.
Dental trauma and cracked tooth
Emergencies may involve swelling, bleeding and severe pain from a variety of causes. It is important to have treatment from a dental professional for diagnosis and treatment of the problem. Otherwise, you may think something will resolve the problem, but unfortunately the treatment option chosen may have nothing to do with the problem.
Common dental emergencies are:
- gum abscesses
- pulpal abscesses
- swelling, bleeding
- broken teeth
- pain on biting -- often related to infection or cracked tooth
- inflammation around wisdom teeth
- trauma to tooth from accident
What to do if you have a dental emergency during your holidays in Crete
Some dental problems are serious enough to warrant a hospital visit. If you experience any of the following you should go straight to your local hospital:
- Significant bleeding that won’t stop
- Trauma to your face, mouth or teeth from an accident
If a tooth has been knocked out, it’s important you get to a 24-hour emergency dentist as quickly as possible. The sooner you can receive treatment, the better the chance your dentist will be able to successfully re-implant the tooth. Try to gently place the tooth back in its socket, but if this isn’t possible, keep it in a glass of milk while you get medical assistance.
You may be able to find a local walk-in dentist that can provide you with the treatment you need straight away.
How to find an emergency dentist near me?
If you experience severe tooth pain you should make an emergency appointment.
If you have a dental emergency during regular working hours, you can make an emergency appointment within office hours. Contact us by telephone and we will do our best to fit you in quickly. We will build time into our schedule that allows us to see patients at short notice if urgent dental treatment is needed.
Out-of-hours dentist appointments
Things get more complicated if you need urgent dental care in your area at night or on days when clinics are usually closed. This will require an out-of-hours dentist.
We are here for you because we know that dental emergencies don’t always occur during normal business hours.
Private emergency dentist cost
Emergency dentist costs will be, understandably, a little bit higher.
Usually, the cost could vary from 70€ to 100€ depending on the complexity of the case. There are some cases in which the cost could be higher than the prices mentioned.
Some text in this article first appeared on Dentaly.org
