If you are having a dental emergency, call our office at (616) 949-1570. If our office is closed and you can’t get in contact with one of our Grand Rapids dentists at Precision Family Dental, go to the nearest emergency room.
Emergency dentistry becomes critical if you have experienced injury to your teeth, mouth or jaw.
Instead of enduring unbearable pain and possibly facing permanent oral damage, contact our Grand Rapids emergency dentist at Precision Family Dental immediately if you may need emergency dental services. Delaying treatment for a dental emergency may increase the risk of permanent damage resulting in more extensive and costly restorative dental treatments.
The sooner you act the better chance you’ll have of preventing permanent damage to your smile. Whether you need emergency tooth extraction or a repair to a broken tooth, your first step should always be to call our dental practice.
Your first step should be to call our dental practice!
The types of dental emergencies we treat include:
- Knocked-out tooth
- Broken tooth
- Dental abscess (pocket of infection in gums)
- Bitten lip or tongue that won’t stop bleeding
- Severe toothache
- Lost dental crown
- Lost dental filling
What to Do If Your Tooth is Knocked Out
- Pick up tooth by the crown (top of tooth) to prevent damage to the roots.
- Gently rinse dirt and other debris from tooth.
- If possible, place tooth back in socket so tooth doesn’t dry out. If you are unable to put the tooth back in its socket, submerge the tooth in milk.
- Call our office or go to the nearest emergency room.
What to Do If You Break Your Tooth
- Save all pieces of broken tooth.
- Rinse mouth with warm water.
- Apply cold compress to reduce pain and swelling.
- Call our office or go to the nearest emergency room.
The Grand Rapids emergency dentists at Precision Family Dental work hard to prevent tooth loss and restore smiles after traumatic dental injury. If you need emergency dental care, you can reach our office at (616) 949-1570.