What is a dental emergency?

Non emergency

If you’re experiencing any of the following symptoms call us so that we can help you with booking an appointment with your dentist:

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• A minor toothache which comes and goes, or causes a dull aching pain

• Pain in your wisdom teeth with no swelling or restricted opening of the mouth

• Sensitive teeth

• Sensitive or bleeding gums

• A sharp pain when biting down

• Mouth ulcers which have been present for less than 10 days

• Orthodontic pain or problems

• A broken or chipped tooth

• A loose or missing crown or veneer

• Discomfort from dentures

Dental Emergency

Contact us as soon as possible so that we can book you an emergency appointment - we have specific slots per day that can only be used for emergencies for that day:

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• Swelling of your gum, cheek or face.

• Excruciating pain which is causing a lack of sleep or concentration

• Mouth ulcers which haven’t healed after two weeks

• Recently had a tooth extraction and are experiencing bleeding which lasts more than 20 minutes, and can’t be stopped by biting down hard into a hankie/gauze

• A broken tooth, which is causing pain and damage to your cheek or tongue, that you haven’t been able to manage with self-help advice

• Knocked-out a tooth

• Controlled bleeding due to facial trauma

111 Emergency

Go straight to A&E or call 111 if you have:

• Facial swelling affecting your vision, breathing, affecting your ability to swallow or preventing you from opening your mouth more than two fingers wide

• Trauma causing loss of consciousness, double vision or vomiting

• Rapid and uncontrollable bleeding from your mouth