24-hour Emergency Dental Care Serving Bergen County and Surrounding Communities

Dental emergencies can come out of nowhere and cause severe pain and inconvenience. We know these emergencies don’t always present themselves during normal business hours. That’s why we provide a 24-hour emergency phone line to help you alleviate pain and get back to normal.

Dental emergencies can happen for a variety of reasons. One cause of these emergencies is trauma, such as an accident. But at any time, a crown, filling or other restoration might fall out, causing severe pain. Without treatment, most emergencies become more painful, which is why we’re here to help round the clock.

Dental Emergency Types and Instructions for Dealing with Them

We do our best to equip our patients with valuable information. We’ve outlined some of the most common dental emergencies with instructions on how to find relief for these situations.

Tooth Knocked Out

If you have the misfortune to suffer a tooth being knocked out of your mouth, you should call our office immediately. When this happens, it damages tissues, blood vessels and nerves around that tooth. Getting the tooth back in place as quickly as possible can help reduce the impact of such an experience

Here’s what you should do if one of your teeth gets knocked out.

We’ll do all we can to save your natural tooth. However, sometimes there is too much damage and we’ll need to consider alternative restorations.

Damage to Fillings or Crowns

Restorations can come loose while eating. When these restorations come loose or fall out, that area of your mouth will likely be very sensitive to different temperatures or pressure. We know this means discomfort for you.

Often, these changes to restorations are due to tooth decay beneath the restoration. The decay causes the restoration to no longer fit the same.

If you’ve lost a crown, hold onto it and call our office to make an appointment as soon as possible. Store the crown in a cool place. We might be able to reattach it without going through the process of creating a new one. However, the longer your crown is out of your mouth, the more time it gives your other teeth to shift, meaning it will no longer fit. That’s why it’s essential you call our office immediately.

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Once you come in for your appointment, we’ll check to see if the crown still fits. If so, we’ll reattach it to the tooth after cleaning up any tooth decay. When a crown no longer fits, we’ll take impressions and fit you for a new one.

Cracks and Breaks to the Teeth

Teeth are incredibly strong, but they can still crack and break after time or due to trauma or grinding. Initial cracks might be something you don’t notice. But over time, the crack can lengthen to the tooth’s root. Generally, this is when you start to feel it. Do not ignore dental pain because the sooner we treat it, the better prognosis the tooth has.

If you’ve cracked or broken a part of your tooth, here’s what you should do.

Once you visit our office, we’ll assess the state of your tooth. We’ll do all we can to save the tooth. In some cases, a root canal is necessary to keep your natural tooth. If possible, we’ll reaffix the broken part of your tooth back on.

Loose Teeth

Trauma or decay can lead to loose teeth or teeth becoming dislodged from place. The sooner you call our office with concerns about this condition the better because the blood vessels and nerves need to still be alive and well for us to save the tooth.

While waiting to visit our office, you can apply a cold compress and take pain-relieving medicine, such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Once you are at our office, we can stabilize the tooth to try to save it. In some cases, we might need to perform a root canal to save your natural tooth.

Generally, dental pain is a sign that something is not right. Call our office immediately if you're experiencing oral discomfort of any kind so that we can assess the situation and prevent further damage.