Broken, Cracked, Snapped & Chipped Tooth Emergency | Smile Concepts
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.This needs to be treated straight away with antibiotics and pain relief as above.
The wisdom teeth have to be PLANNED TO BE REMOVED.
They are not like normal teeth and cannot be removed on the day that you have the infection.
Removal of wisdom teeth has to be planned.
Therefore be patient. After three days of antibiotics & painkillers, the pain will go away.
You need to see us to get your teeth planned to be removed by our specialists.