Emergency Dentist 
Lynnwood WA

Urgent care centers can provide temporary relief for severe tooth pain with medications such as painkillers or antibiotics. However, they cannot treat the underlying dental issue. For long-term solutions, visit a dentist specializing in emergency dental care.

Gently rinse your mouth with warm water and apply gauze to the affected area to stop bleeding. Collect, wash and save broken tooth pieces. Store them in milk or salt water until you get a chance to bring them to your dentist for restoration. If there’s swelling, a cold compress can help. Seek emergency dental help if bleeding doesn't stop even after hours.

Call or visit a dentist immediately. Rinse your mouth gently, and try to replace the tooth into its socket. If it doesn’t fit, store the tooth in milk or saliva and bring it to the dentist as soon as possible. If there’s swelling, a cold compress can help. Use gauze with pressure on the area to stop bleeding. Seek medical help urgently for successful re-implantation.

Clean your mouth out by rinsing thoroughly with warm water. Gently floss around the tooth to remove any food particles that may be trapped between your teeth or just under your gum line. If your tooth continues to hurt, see your dentist as soon as possible.

A small cut (less than 1/4 inch) is likely to heal itself.

Carefully wipe the area clean with gauze or a cloth. Apply a cold compress, ice pack, or small bag of frozen fruit or vegetables to the area to minimize swelling.

If the cut is larger than 1/4 inch, or if bleeding does not stop after 10 minutes of cold treatment, go to the emergency room.

Eating very hot food can burn the roof of your mouth. These painful sores and blisters typically heal on their own. If they have not healed after 10 days, see your dentist.

In the meantime, use warm salt water rinses (1/8 of a teaspoon in 8 ounces of water) after meals to keep the area clean. If pain relief is needed use a topical oral anesthetic (found over-the-counter at your pharmacy). You can also take acetaminophen as directed on the packaging label.

If your mouth sores are caused by having new braces, apply a topical anesthetic (available over-the-counter at your pharmacy). To alleviate pain, take acetaminophen as directed on the packaging label.

See your dentist right away because gum pain or swelling can be the symptoms of an abscess (infection) that forms in gum tissue or in a tooth's root and the area that surrounds it. There are many reasons why gums can swell, become painful, or abscess. Only a thorough exam by your Dentist can identify the underlying cause.

If the abscess ruptures, you may experience a sudden rush of foul-smelling and foul-tasting fluid from the swollen or painful area. Rinse your mouth with warm water immediately.

Call your Orthodontist to describe the situation and schedule an appointment. If the loose bracket has rotated on the wire and is sticking out, attempt to turn it back into its normal position. To minimize the movement of the loose brace, use dental wax (available over-the-counter at your pharmacy).