Knocking out a tooth is both painful and worrisome. If you don’t end up caring for your knocked out tooth correctly, you could lose it permanently. That is not something you want, and it’s something that you can help avoid. Our urgent dental care facility in Philadelphia offers tips on what to do when you’ve knocked out a tooth:
- Find the tooth. It can’t be replaced if you can’t find it, so priority number one is locating the tooth.
- Keep it clean. Gently rinse the tooth off, but don’t remove any tissues that are still attached (they may be helpful in reattaching the tooth).
- Put the tooth back in the socket, if at all possible.
- If you can’t get the tooth back in, place it in a glass of milk. If you don’t have milk, tap water with table salt is the next best thing.
- Call our urgent dental care as soon as possible.
The sooner you come to our urgent dental care facility in Philadelphia the better the chances are that we’ll be able to save your tooth. Minutes matter, so don’t waste anytime. Thankfully, we’re here 24 hour a day, 7 days a week, so no matter what time of the day or night you’ve knocked out a tooth, we will be here to help.
We’re located on south 16th street in the heart of Philly so we’re convenient to reach from nearly any location in the area. You can give us a call at 267-421-5379 or contact us through our website for your urgent dental care appointment today!