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Emergency Toothache Dentist – Low Affordable Fee
Cost is the most common set-back for seeking dental care. As a result, we set an affordable fee capped at maximum $350 for all kinds of dental emergencies to treat your pain.Toothache appointment includes:
1. Emergency exam
2. Any x-rays required for diagnosis
3. Treatment for your tooth.
Toothache treatment fee does NOT cover cosmetic fillings and the removal of wisdom teeth.
If root canal therapy is recommended, the toothache fee covers first stage of root canal dressing to get you out of pain. Before your treatment commence, you will receive a full quote from start to finish.
When you have multiple teeth that need treatment, we will quote you a treatment plan beforehand so there will be no surprise. Quality care is our promise.
Toothache and swelling
It is always best to fix your toothaches as early as possible. Toothache can start gradually with an initial slight discomfort and sometimes can starts suddenly with acute pain. Toothaches can go away for sometimes and they usually comes back with a vengeance.
If toothache is left untreated long enough, the pain not only affect your tooth, but also your jaw, ear and head. The pain can be constant and throbbing.
Your toothache can come with symptoms such as gum bleeding, sensitivity to sweet food, sensitive to temperature (hot/cold), gum swelling, jaw & face swelling, and pain with chewing.
Toothache can come from:
1. tooth decay
2. leaking filling
3. inflammation of the pulp inside your tooth
4. tooth abscess with or without swelling
5. inflammation of the gums or receding gum exposing tooth roots
6. dental trauma and/or cracked tooth
7. Dental erosion or toothbrush abrasion
- Rinse with warm water to remove debris.
- Take over-the-counter painkillers
- Avoid aspirin as it causes blood thinning.
- Avoid placing medicine on the gum or aching tooth because it causes tissue burn.
- If there's a swelling, cold compress on cheek (avoid heat)
- Always seek dental treatment as soon as possible.
- Abscesses are not always painful.
- It is caused by infection inside a tooth, infection of the gum, or tooth trauma.
- Abscesses can be life threatening if left untreated to become spreading infection.
- Take pain medicine such as paracetamol and/or ibuprofen but donot apply medication on the gum or the aching tooth
- Cold compress to reduce the swelling (avoid heat)
- Antibiotics can reduce the swelling but will not fix the problem.
- Seek dental treatment as soon as possible to prevent spreading infection.
- Immediate action is required to save a knocked out permanent tooth
- Hold the top part (crown) of the tooth only and avoid touching its roots.
- Do not rub or remove any tissue attaching to the tooth.
- Rinse the tooth in milk or briefly in water
- Do not let the tooth dry out by keeping it in milk or if the owner is able keep it in their mouth next to the cheek.
- Seek immediate dental care.
- Seek dental advise as soon as possible for a small fracture, pain or soft tissue damage.
- Look for any sign of pink (nerve exposure) on the tooth
- Immediate dental treatment is required for nerve exposure as delay would make the tooth become unsavable.
- If bleeding, apply pressure with clean gauze / cloth
- Swelling and infection may occur to the bitten area.
- Rinse with salty water to promote healing.
- Seek dentist advise if an infection or swelling occurs.
