24/7 Emergency Dentist, Toothache & Tooth Pain Relief | Smile Concepts
Having a bad toothache? Call us now to relieve your pain. Sydney emergency dentists are on standby to help you fix your toothache emergencies
Having a dental emergency? Before you can see a dentist, this is how you should take care of your toothache in an emergency.
If you do not suffer from any other medical condition and are not taking any other tablets and are not allergic to anything then follow instructions below.
Contact emergency dentist straight away
Take 2 x Nurofen (or Advil) (or ibuprofen) (plain nurofen only not nurofen plus)
Wait 3 hours
Take 2 x Panadol or Paracetemol
Wait 3 hours
Repeat from step 2 till you have seen an Emergency Dentist.
REMEMBER WE WILL be available 99% of the time for you even if it is at night or the weekend. If you can’t get us, please leave your name & number, we will call you back.
What is causing my toothache?
The top four major causes of toothache include:
1. Toothache due to Tooth Decay
Occurs when the bacteria has reached the roots of the teeth resulting in an abscess inside your tooth and also in the bone. This is called a tooth decay and often this is the cause of a common toothache. If you are not able to see your dentist as soon as possible, you may use warm water with a teaspoon of salt and rinse your mouth to help disinfect the area.
2. Toothache due to Fractured Tooth or Filling
An exposed nerve can cause an abscess as well as excruciating dental pain leading to a root canal treatment. It is recommended to see a dentist as soon as possible in this case as you might need root canal to save your natural tooth. This situation could be caused by eating foods that are too hard for your teeth, which might then cause your teeth to fracture. This could involve severe pain.
3. Toothache due to Gum Disease
There are many ways gum disease can cause tooth pain, especially if left untreated and it develops into periodontitis (where your bone is being eaten away). In this case, it could be caused by poor oral health, built-up tartar around your teeth and gums, and infections. Symptoms could be sore gum and sore teeth, bleeding gum, loose teeth and foul tasting in your mouth.
4. Toothache due to Wisdom Tooth pain
If there is no space for a wisdom tooth to come out then it gets trapped under the bone and gums.
The gums can then collect food and bacteria leading to an infection that results in severe pain and swelling around the jaw and gum. These are the most common, so there could be other factors that may cause dental pain.
In order to find out the cause, the dentist we will examine your mouth and wisdom teeth to determine when to extract your wisdom teeth. In case where your toothache is severe or have trouble breathing, please contact a dentist asap.