{"id":567,"date":"2019-07-19T10:11:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T09:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/?p=567"},"modified":"2023-12-14T06:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:00:44","slug":"an-emergency-visit-to-your-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/an-emergency-visit-to-your-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"An emergency visit to your dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Northern\r\nBeaches Dental in Mackay<\/strong> will do their best to see you\r\nas soon as possible following an emergency. Time is of the essence in dental\r\nemergency situations and not only that, we understand that tooth pain can be\r\nimmensely debilitating. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Dentist<\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is why you should never hesitate in\r\ncontacting us following an injury or when you have experienced some kind of\r\ntrauma. We are able to give you instructions over the phone to assist you with\r\ndealing with your situation whilst you make your way in to see us. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Rest assured that if we are busy, we may be able\r\nto fit you in to our other practice. It is extremely important to us that you\r\nreceive the emergency care that you need in order to reduce your discomfort and\r\nany long-term effects that your injury may have.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What can I expect from an emergency appointment?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Your dentist in Mackay<\/a>\r\nwill get to work immediately on finding out what the issue is and to what\r\nextent any damage has been done. This will include a thorough inspection of\r\nyour mouth both inside and out and it may include the need for some X-rays and\r\nscans. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Should you be in any discomfort, then pain relief\r\nwill be administered for your comfort. The injured area will also be sterilised\r\nso that we are able to reduce the risk of infection. Infection can lead to a\r\nwhole host of complications and this is better to be avoided. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The tooth in question will then be dealt with\r\neither temporarily or permanently, depending on the situation. It is not very\r\ncommon for a <\/a>dentist in Mackay <\/strong>to pull a\r\ntooth that is causing a person grief, as it is much more preferable to restore\r\nthe tooth and keep it. However in severe circumstances it may have to be done\r\nand in that case we will discuss your options for replacing it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If a tooth has been knocked out, the sooner you\r\nare seen by us, the greater the likelihood is that we are able to reimplant it.\r\nYou can also do a range of things to maintain the integrity of the tooth before\r\nbringing it in to us to ensure that it is of sound health to be reimplanted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Such as?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

By washing the tooth in milk and not water, you\r\nare less likely to cause the cell walls to expand and break. Handle the tooth\r\ngently by the crown, not the root, and do not vigorously rub it clean. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Store the tooth in a small jar of milk if you are\r\nnot able to reinsert it into your own mouth. Be careful not to swallow the\r\ntooth as this happens more than you think.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We\r\ncan help with emergencies ranging from toothache to tooth loss, abscesses and\r\nfacial swelling to broken crowns and chipped teeth. We take every emergency\r\nseriously and provide you with the information and care needed quickly so that\r\nyou can get on with healing and we can limit any complications that may arise\r\nin the future. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

All treatment carries risks. Individual\r\nconsultation is required with one of our practitioners to ensure that the\r\ntreatment is right for you.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Northern Beaches Dental in Mackay will do their best to see you as soon as possible following an emergency. Time is of the essence in dental emergency situations and not only that, we understand that tooth pain can be immensely debilitating. This is why you should never hesitate in contacting us following an injury or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2553,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567\/revisions\/2553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}