Emergencies · London
A dental emergency means severe toothache, swelling, or a tooth broken or knocked out after an injury. At Smalț an emergency consultation costs £225 and includes the examination, an X-ray and treatment of acute pain, on the same day.
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The nerve and blood vessels of the tooth. When the pulp is inflamed, we treat it under the microscope, canal by canal.
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Emergency dentist in London
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A dental emergency needs treatment the same day: toothache that does not respond to painkillers, swelling of the gum or cheek, a broken tooth with the nerve exposed, a tooth knocked out by an injury, or bleeding after an extraction that does not stop within 30 minutes. A lost filling or a loose crown without pain can wait 1 to 2 days.
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A permanent tooth knocked out by an injury is most likely to be saved if it is back in the socket within 60 minutes. Hold it by the crown, not the root, rinse it briefly with cold water if it is dirty and put it back in the socket if you can. If not, keep it in a glass of milk and go to a dentist at once. A knocked-out baby tooth is not put back.
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The emergency consultation starts with an examination and a digital X-ray. The dentist treats the pain first: opening a tooth with an inflamed nerve, draining an abscess or placing a soothing dressing. Definitive treatment, such as a complete root canal or a crown, is done at a later visit, following the written plan you receive the same day. If you are about to travel, the plan can be given to your own dentist.
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Swelling that spreads towards the eye or the neck, makes breathing or swallowing harder, or comes with a high fever is a medical emergency, not only a dental one. In these cases, call 999 (112 also works in the UK) or go to an A&E department. A blow to the face with dizziness or loss of consciousness also needs an emergency doctor first.
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The emergency consultation costs £225 and covers the examination, X-ray, anaesthetic and treatment of acute pain. Definitive treatment is priced as on the price list and given to you in writing before it starts.
An emergency consultation costs £225 and includes the examination, X-ray, anaesthetic and treatment of acute pain. Definitive treatment is paid separately, as on the price list.
Hold the tooth by the crown, rinse it briefly with cold water and put it back in the socket if you can. If not, keep it in a glass of milk and reach a dentist within 60 minutes. A knocked-out baby tooth is not put back.
A swollen cheek or gum usually means an abscess and is treated the same day. If the swelling spreads towards the eye or neck, or makes breathing or swallowing harder, call 112.
Book a same-day emergency consultation at a dental practice and bring a list of your medicines. Ask for a written report and the X-ray, so your dentist at home can continue the treatment.
Keep the crown and bring it with you: it can often be cemented back. Until then, chew on the other side and avoid sticky sweets. Without pain, the appointment can wait 1 to 2 days.