subject: First Aid Tips On Dental Emergencies [print this page] Sometimes, you will have a dental emergency but your dentist is out of reach. Mostly, your emergency case may be a minor case like toothache, tooth decay, chipped tooth, or swollen gums. In this case, you may put your emergency on hold, sleep it off until tomorrow or drink a pain reliever. However, when the time comes that you or someone you know might encounter a major dental emergency; you should rush them off to the nearest ER that you can find. Major dental emergencies may be a dislocated jaw, severe bleeding of the gums or teeth, among others.
When your dentist is not available, opting to see an emergency dentist might be the better option. But before you call an emergency dentist, here are some tips that will help you in giving first aid to your dental emergency until you rush the person to the ER.
For minor cases like when the crown falls out, you must find the crown, and reattach it temporarily with a toothpaste, then go to the emergency for reattachment; for knocked out tooth, rinse it under water, place it from where it fell off and rush to the emergency for reattachment; for broken tooth, holding a compress on the affected tooth may reduce swelling until you can rush the patient to emergency.
However, for the major cases, rushing the patient to the ER immediately is the better option. In order to have them rushed immediately, find a good emergency dentist, Chicago area that you can call when something like this happens. Searching the internet for good emergency dentist ahead of time will definitely pay off.
There are tons of emergency dentists, Chicago area that you can call and who will be eager to help you in your emergency if your general dentist is unavailable or it is in the wee hours of the morning and you need immediate medical attention. Some dentists are there for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can either visit them or in major cases, they can be the one to come to you.
But remember, if you are careful with your teeth and follow your dentists advice, you will avoid a trip to your emergency dentist, Chicago or in any state there is. As they say, Prevention is still better than cure.
