If you’re experiencing a bad toothache:

1. Clean the area around the affected tooth.
2. Rinse your mouth with warm salt water
3. Floss around the tooth to help dislodge any particles of food that may be contributing to the pain.
4. We do not advise you to use asprin, nurofen or heat on the gum or affected tooth. Sometimes a cold pack on your cheek can help temporarily.

If you’re still in pain, ring our office for advice and to make an appointment. We do not advise you to use asprin, nurofen or heat on the gum or affected tooth. Sometimes a cold pack on your cheek can help temporarily.

This is a very common occurrence, especially in young adults. If you notice any of the following symptoms you may need to have your wisdom teeth extracted:

• Swelling, maybe to the point of being unable to fully bite down on food.
• Pain around your back teeth.
• Difficulty fully opening your mouth
• A bad taste in your mouth

At Odin House Dental Surgery, we regularly see partially-erupted wisdom teeth, so we have lots of experience treating these cases. Ring us and we’ll help you get back to a healthy and pain-free mouth.

Time is of the essence when it comes to fixing a broken or chipped tooth.

1. Call our office immediately to avoid longer-term issues.
2. Rinse your mouth with warm salty water.
3. Use a cold pack to reduce any swelling.
4. Locate the broken piece of tooth if possible and bring it in to your appointment.

If you had a filling fall out or a crown came off, it’s important to come see us right away.

Crowns and fillings protect delicate parts of your teeth and gums from infection and decay. If you delay replacing these, you could end up with longer-term issues such as tooth loss, bacterial infection in your gums, or plaque eating what’s left of your tooth.

Put the crown in a safe place and give us a ring to set up your emergency appointment. We’ll have a thorough look to see what’s going on, clean up your tooth and reapply the crown. If the filling came out, we’ll clean out the tooth and refill, assuming there’s no underlying issues that need to be dealt with.

If you lose a filling or a crown, it’s okay – it happens. Put it in a safe place and give us a call. We’ll gladly evaluate your mouth to ensure no further injuries or infections have occurred as a result of your injury, and help you replace the filling or crown in a timely manner.

If you knocked out a tooth because you tripped while running up the stairs to the office, or while playing a game of Aussie rules football, follow these steps as soon as possible:

1. Find the dislodged tooth. Make sure you hold it by the top of the tooth, not by the root.
2. Rinse the tooth with milk or very briefly with water. Do not clean with soap.
3. Inspect the tooth for any cracks.
4. If it looks ok, try and insert back into it’s socket.
5. Keep it in place by biting on a gauze pad or clean cloth.
6. If you’re unable to put it back into the socket, keep it moist by placing it in a cup of milk (do not use water).

Time is a critical factor in saving the tooth. Please call us ASAP.

Injury to the soft tissues can be caused by such things as:

• Accidental bites
• Chewing on hard objects
• Falls
• Vehicle accidents
• Burns by hot liquids

Should you have damaged the soft tissues around your teeth, give us a ring and we’ll help ensure your injuries remain free from infection so that they can completely heal.