Emergency dentist
in Miami

Do this now

1. Rinse your mouth with warm water.
2. Floss gently around the tooth in case food is stuck.
3. Hold a cold pack on your cheek for 15 minutes, then take 15 off.
4. If you can take it, an over-the-counter pain reliever works for most people. Follow the label.

Please avoid

• Putting aspirin directly on the gum, which can burn it.
• Very hot, cold or sweet food on that side.

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1. Rinse with warm water and save any pieces you find.
2. Cover a sharp edge with sugar-free gum or dental wax from the pharmacy.
3. Use a cold pack on the cheek if it is swollen.
4. Bring the pieces with you.

Please avoid

• Biting down on that tooth.
• Trying to glue it back together.

Do this now

1. Pick the tooth up by the crown (the white part), never the root.
2. If it is dirty, rinse it for a few seconds with milk or water. Do not scrub it.
3. If you can, gently set it back in the socket and bite on a clean cloth.
4. If you cannot, keep it in a cup of milk and come in right away.

Please avoid

• Touching the root.
• Wrapping the tooth in tissue or letting it dry out.
• Putting a baby tooth back in. Call us and we will tell you what to do.

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1. Keep the crown or filling piece in a clean container and bring it along.
2. Rinse with warm water.
3. A pharmacy dental cement kit can cover the gap for a day or two.
4. Chew on the other side until we see you.

Please avoid

• Household glue.
• Very hot or cold drinks on that tooth.

Do this now

1. Rinse with warm salt water: half a teaspoon of salt in a cup of water.
2. Hold a cold pack on the outside of your cheek, 15 minutes on and 15 off.
3. Keep your head raised when you lie down.
4. Tell us when it started and whether you have a fever.

Please avoid

• Heat on the cheek.
• Squeezing or poking a bump on the gum.

Do this now

1. Rinse gently with cool water.
2. Press clean gauze or a damp tea bag on the spot for 15 minutes, without peeking.
3. Sit up with your head raised.
4. Eat soft, cool food.

Please avoid

• Spitting hard or rinsing over and over, which can restart the bleeding.
• Straws and smoking.

Do this now

1. A poking wire: press it flat with a pencil eraser, or cover the tip with orthodontic wax.
2. A loose bracket: keep it, and put wax over the sharp spots.
3. A lost or cracked aligner: go back to your previous set and call us.
4. Rinse with warm salt water if your cheek is sore.

Please avoid

• Cutting the wire yourself.
• Hard or sticky food until we see you.

Do this now

1. Rinse hard with warm water.
2. Slide dental floss gently between the teeth and pull it out sideways.
3. Try a soft toothbrush along the gum line.
4. If it stays, call us and we will take it out.

Please avoid

• Pins, knives or toothpicks, which can cut the gum or push it in deeper.