Phone +1 585-636-0555
Address: 1000 Transit Way Suite 200, Brockport, NY 14420
Mon; Tues; Thurs: 8:30am-5:00pm
Wed: 9:00am-7:00pm
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Most dental emergencies can be avoided by visiting your dentist regularly. You should also be careful when eating foods that can damage your teeth, such as popcorn, caramels, and hard candies. But some emergencies occur without warning, and we are available for you even after hours at our emergency phone line.
What should you do if you break a tooth after a fall or get a tooth knocked out while playing sports?
The best thing to do is see us as soon as possible.
If you have a broken or chipped tooth, rinse your mouth with warm water, and try to keep the tooth fragment if possible. Put an ice-pack on the tooth while on your way over.
- If the whole tooth is completely out, rinse with (saline) saltwater, apply ice to the area and keep the tooth in solutions that have similar viscosity to blood and saliva (ideally IV fluid, but saline (saltwater), saliva or even milk can help, but never use regular water!)
- Place the tooth into a small container or plastic wrap and add some milk or saline to keep the root from drying out. Milk is a good medium for storing knocked-out teeth because cells from the root surface don’t swell up and burst as they do when placed in water.
- If a tooth is loose but didn’t get knocked out, take some over-the-counter painkillers, put some ice on it, and come see us as soon as possible.
