If you are experiencing dental pain or have a dental emergency, we aim to provide prompt, same-day care whenever possible.

At Orchard House Dental Care, we understand that dental emergencies can be stressful and uncomfortable. Our priority is to relieve pain quickly, diagnose the issue, and provide effective treatment to stabilise your oral health.

We treat a wide range of dental emergencies, including severe toothache, broken or chipped teeth, lost fillings or crowns, swelling, and dental infections.

When you contact us, our team will assess your situation and arrange the earliest available appointment. Early treatment is important to prevent the problem from worsening and to reduce the risk of further complications.

However, priority will always be given to registered patients, so before a problem develops into an unmanageable one, please book a registration exam.

Book New Patient Exam

If you are a Registered Patient please call the practice on 01609774777

Make it clear that the matter is urgent, so we can try to offer you a priority appointment.

What Is Considered a Dental Emergency?

You may need urgent dental care if you experience:Severe or persistent tooth pain

  • Swelling in the gums or face
  • A broken, cracked or knocked-out tooth
  • Lost fillings, crowns or veneers
  • Signs of infection (pain, swelling, fever)

What Should I Do in a Dental Emergency?

If you are in pain or unsure whether your situation is urgent, we recommend contacting us as soon as possible.

Our team will guide you on the next steps and arrange an emergency appointment where needed.

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During evenings & weekends, if you need Emergency Dental Care or Advice, follow our guidance for emergency arrangements by calling & listening to our answerphone instructions.

If you’re not a patient of ours, or don’t have a regular dentist, we will do out best to see you as soon as we can OR we suggest you contact NHS 111 for advice on where to get urgent care.

DPAS Payment Plans

If you are registered on one of our Payment Plans you benefit from the eligibility to request assistance from the Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme. You can apply to cover the cost of emergency treatment that you may have to pay when you are away from home.

The ‘Away from home helpline’ is

  • (UK) 0800 525631
  • (Abroad) +44 1747 820841

Emergency Dental Care, Toothache or Trauma, refers to pain in and around the teeth and jaws.

  • You may feel toothache in many ways. It can come and go or be constant. Eating or drinking can make the pain worse, particularly if the food or drink is hot or cold.
  • The pain can also be mild or severe. It may feel “sharp” and start suddenly. It can be worse at night, particularly when you’re lying down. A lost filling or broken tooth can sometimes start the pain.
  • It can also sometimes be difficult to decide whether the pain is in your upper or lower teeth. When a lower molar tooth is affected, the pain often feels like it’s coming from the ear.
  • Toothache in other upper teeth may feel like it’s coming from the sinuses, the small, air-filled cavities behind your cheekbones and forehead.
  • The area of your jaw close to the infected tooth may also be sore and tender to touch.

Broken or Knocked out Tooth

If you knock out a tooth, you should:

  • Find the tooth
  • Hold it by the crown (the white bit that sticks out of the gum)
  • Lick the tooth clean if it’s dirty, or rinse it in cold water
  • Put it back into position if possible (adult teeth only); never try to re-insert a baby tooth (see below)
  • Bite on a clean handkerchief or tea-towel to hold the tooth in place
  • See a dentist as an emergency as soon as you can

If you can’t put the tooth back in position, put it in cold milk and see a dentist as soon as possible.

The sooner a knocked-out tooth is re-implanted, the more likely it is to embed itself back into the gum, although you will likely need follow up treatments to try to keep the tooth.

If your child knocks out a baby tooth, you DO NOT not try to re-implant it because you may damage the adult tooth growing underneath. Take your child to see a dentist as soon as you can, but if they are not in pain there is no great urgency. If there is moderate to severe soft tissue trauma/bleeding to the mouth you should take them to A&E.

For teeth slightly chipped and NOT causing pain or trauma to the mouth, simply ring for a normal appointment for a repair. No great harm is caused to the tooth if it is not repaired straight away. If the break is large and cannot be repaired with a filling, other options are available, e.g. Root Canal Treatment/Crown etc.

When to see a Dentist

If you need Emergency Dental Care and have toothache for more than a couple of days, or have a large swelling to the gum, visit a dentist as soon as possible to have it looked at. The longer you leave it, the worse it will get.

If toothache isn’t treated, the pulp inside your tooth can eventually become infected. This can often lead to a dental abscess, with severe and continuous throbbing pain.

Painkillers, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, may reduce the pain and discomfort while you’re waiting for an appointment. Do not give children under 16 years of age aspirin.

You can also try numbing the pain using an over-the-counter dental gel containing local anaesthetic, although this isn’t suitable for children under 12.

Call our number for Emergency Dental Issues

Please call the practice on 01609 771 888 or contact  us, and we will do our best to assist.

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