| Case | Patient Complaints | What Patient Can Do | What Dentist Can Do |
| Fractured Tooth.
Broken tooth.
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Pain, which is either severe or mild according to the extent of fracture. | Call for an emergency appointment. | Simple Filling (if the nerve is not involved), or Root Canal Treatment (if it is involved). |
| Knocked Out Tooth.
Tooth that comes out of its socket. |
Missing tooth, pain & bleeding. | Hold the tooth by the crown, rinse with water and keep it under your tongue or in a glass of milk.
Don’t scrub, don’t remove any fragment, and don’t put it in a tissue or cotton. Call for an emergency appointment and bring your tooth with you.
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If the natural tooth is in good condition; it will be replanted (the dentist will put it back in place and splint it).
If the natural tooth is not found or damaged; an immediate implant is the treatment of choice. |
| Intruded Tooth.
Tooth that is forced into the bone (partially or completely). |
Pain. | Call for an emergency appointment. | The tooth will be examined using x-rays, and should be allowed time to re-erupt (6 months). |
| Apical Periodontitis.
Inflammation around the root of a tooth. |
Intolerable pain upon touching the tooth, which prevents chewing or closing the mouth. | Call for an emergency appointment. | Root Canal Treatment under a heavy dose of anesthesia. |
| Acute Pulpitis.
Inflammation of the tooth nerve. |
Severe pain upon cold application. | Call for an emergency appointment. | Root Canal Treatment under a heavy dose of anesthesia. |
| Fractured Root.
Broken root of a tooth. |
Pain and tooth mobility. | Do not touch the tooth and call for an emergency appointment. | Tooth will be splinted for about 3 months. |
| Acute Abscess.
Pus under the root. |
Swelling of the face related to the affected tooth. The tooth becomes sensitive to touch, and has some mobility. | Antibiotics should be started as soon as possible.
Call for an emergency appointment. |
Root Canal Treatment to remove the rotted and vital nerve tissues and to evacuate pus to relieve pain. |
| Bleeding.
Bleeding that continues for more than one hour after any surgical procedures (such as extraction). |
A large amount of blood, exceeding normal. | Apply pressure to the area using clean gauze or a wet tea bag for 15 minutes.
If this does not work, a piece of cotton is wetted with vitamin K and applied with some pressure to the bleeding area for 10 minutes. If excessive bleeding continues please call for an emergency appointment. |
Surgical packs or suturing the wound. |
