What is an emergency appointment?
Children’s Emergency Dentist London
Emergency Dentists in Marylebone & Chelsea
If your child has a dental emergency in London, remember to remain calm, and book an appointment with Happy Kids Dental through our booking system. Our opening hours are Monday-Friday 9-6 and Saturdays 9-5.
Unfortunately, outside of our working hours we are unable to accommodate dental emergencies so please contact your local A&E.
What does an emergency appointment include?
This appointment will include everything possible to relieve your child’s pain and alleviate your concerns.
An appointment is usually half an hour and the cost includes X-rays of the tooth that is causing pain, temporary filling for the tooth that is causing pain, prescription of antibiotics for facial swelling, any immediate trauma management.
Important to know: If there is a facial swelling first course of action is prescribing antibiotics to address infection, as extraction of the tooth is rarely possible on the day due to risk of infection spreading to other areas. In some instances however extraction is possible - this will be determined at the time of your Emergency appointment with us.
What does it cost?
Appointment cost for New Patients is £200. Existing patients: £150.
What do we consider a dental emergency?
- Teeth which have been chipped, broken or knocked out
- Severe toothache
- Swelling of the face due to infection
- Painful ulcers in the mouth
- Unexplained oral bleeding
- Acute pain or infection/abscess
When to seek emergency help for tooth ache?
Sometimes, dental pain comes and goes without causing too many problems, but we strongly recommend getting in touch with our team at Happy Kids Dental, particularly in the following cases:
- Pain that is getting worse
- Pain following an accident or injury
- Severe toothache that has come on suddenly Toothache associated with feeling generally unwell and a high temperature
If your child is suffering from tooth pain in London, don’t hesitate to give us a call.
Tips for dealing with common dental emergencies
Don’t attempt to put it back in the socket, as this could risk damaging the permanent tooth underneath. Instead, try and stop the bleeding by applying gentle pressure with gauze or a muslin for around 10 minutes. Give your child paracetamol or ibuprofen for the pain, but never place aspirin or any other painkiller directly on the gums, as this can cause them to burn.
Hold the tooth by the crown, not the root end, and rinse it clean - don’t scrub. Do not remove any attached fragments of tissue. If you can, try and put the tooth back in its place, ensuring it is facing the right way, and bite down on a clean towel to keep the tooth secure. At least 85 percent of teeth that are put back in the tooth socket within five minutes survive, compared to very few teeth that are stored dry and reimplanted after an hour or longer. If you can’t put the tooth back, put it in a cup of milk. If you don’t have milk, salty water is also effective. You’ll be seen as soon as possible by the Happy Kids Dental team.
Take your child to the dentist as soon as possible, where the right course of action can be decided; this could include smoothing the tooth down, rebuilding it with a resin material, or removing it.
Usually these can be repaired successfully, either through reattaching the broken fragments or using a tooth-coloured resin material. Store any fragments in tap water and visit Happy Kids Dental as soon as possible.
If you can’t remove the object using dental floss, contact Happy Kids Dental immediately. Do not attempt to remove the object with anything sharp, like a pin, as you’ll risk hurting your child’s gums or damaging their tooth enamel.
If a brace wire has come loose, try using the rubber end of a pencil to push it into a more comfortable position. If this isn’t possible, try covering the wire with dental wax, a small cotton ball or a piece of gauze until you can get to Happy Kids Dental. Never cut the wire, as you could end up swallowing or inhaling it.