Whether due to a fall, traumatic impact, or an unlucky bite, knocked-out permanent teeth happen unexpectedly. Knowing what to do in these frightening moments makes all the difference in relieving your pain, minimizing infection risk, and saving your natural tooth. The correct, decisive action dramatically improves your odds of a speedy and comfortable recovery.
At Dentistry at Alton Towers, Dr. Joo and our dedicated team provide timely and compassionate emergency dental care in Scarborough, ON.
What to Do If a Tooth Is Knocked Out
There’s no more straightforward “dental emergency” than a knocked-out adult tooth. While you might be shaken up when this happens, take the proper steps, and you may go to bed at night with the very same, natural tooth in place:
- Find and pick up the tooth by its upper crown and briefly, gently rinse it, without scrubbing, making sure not to disrupt the root.
- Try to place it back in the empty socket in the jaw. If this is impossible, place the tooth in milk or saliva to keep it moist.
- Call your Scarborough emergency dentist ASAP! Treatment within an hour dramatically boosts the odds of saving the tooth.
- While acting decisively and urgently to get to Dentistry at Alton Towers, remember to breathe and try to stay calm!
Reliable Emergency Dental Care in Scarborough
If you’re in Scarborough and need immediate help with a knocked-out tooth, contact Dr. Joo and the excellent Dentistry at Alton Towers team for expert emergency care.