Emergency dentist in Heraklion Crete
Need an Emergency Dentist Appointment? Here is a Guide to Urgent Dental Care.
If you have a dental emergency and need urgent dental treatment, it can be hard to find an emergency dentist in your area at short notice. Here we’ll explain how to find an out-of-hours dentist, how to alleviate dental pain, and how to be prepared for dental emergencies in the future.
What constitutes emergency dental care?
There are many different reasons why you may require emergency dental care. These can broadly be placed into two categories. The first is visible damage to teeth; the second is pain which indicates an underlying problem such as an abscess or tooth decay.
Call us now if you have a dental emergency
Any of the following may require you to seek emergency dental treatment:
- An accident which has damaged your teeth or mouth
- Loss of a tooth (known as an avulsed tooth)
- A crack or fracture to a tooth
- A tooth that is loose or has been knocked out of alignment (known as an extruded tooth)
- An impact that causes severe tooth pain even when there is no visible damage
- Wounds to the tissue of the lips, tongue or cheeks, even if teeth are unaffected
- Serious infection or abscess
- Severe pain, swelling or bleeding that develops soon after other dental treatment such as a filling, root canal, tooth extraction or dental implant
- Loss of a filling or crown
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
- Severe pain that isn’t helped by painkillers
- 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
