Emergency

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A dental emergency is an oral health issue that requires urgent care to save a damaged tooth, control an infection or relieve severe pain.

Refer to the above chart for some questions to ask yourself. Some additional symptoms that may constitute a dental emergency are bleeding gums, bad breath, jaw pain, pus or an abscess and tongue irritation. The best way to tell if something is a dental emergency is to contact Rockwest Dental in Mississauga right away and describe your situation.

Dental emergencies are typically urgent when there is swelling, severe pain and/or bleeding. Additional dental emergencies include knocked-out, chipped or broken teeth, crowns or fillings. Don’t continue to take over-the-counter medicine for a toothache longer than two days without contacting an emergency dentist. The toothache could be the result of a much larger issue that can escalate without immediate treatment.

Gently rinse your mouth with water. Avoid drinking or eating. Take ibuprofen to ease pain and use a cold compress to ease swelling. Bring the dislodged tooth or crown with you if possible. 

The emergency dentist at Rockwest Dental will ask you questions about what happened and how you feel. They will assess your dental/medical history including X-Rays. They will then treat your emergency with painkillers, antibiotics, fillings, restorative work like crowns or even an emergency oral surgery like a root canal or tooth extraction.

At Rockwest Dental Clinic, we charge $75 for an emergency exam free. Once we’ve completed the assessment and have properly diagnosed the issue, we will quote for the dental work. The cost range of treatment for the most common dental emergencies are as follows: 
• Filling – $150 to $300
• Extraction – $160 to $400
• Tooth Cleaning – $175 to $300

An X-Ray costs from $25 – $60 at our dental office in Mississauga.

The main symptoms of Coronavirus are fever and dry coughing. If you experience these symptoms or have travelled recently, you will need to quarantine for two weeks.

Coronavirus is transmitted through droplets by sneezing, coughing or through saliva or discharge from the nose. The way it is transmitted makes it very important to follow strict protocol at dental clinics as dentists are working closely with patients’ mouths. Patients can avoid COVID-19 by staying away from large groups, always wearing a mask when outside the home, washing your hands frequently or using hand sanitizer when you’re unable to wash yours hands and not touching your nose, mouth and eyes.

To protect you, other patients and the team at Rockwest Dental Clinic from Coronavirus, we’ve laid out the following guidelines: 
• Clients must wash their hands with soap when entering the emergency dental office
• The door handles will be disinfected upon entering and leaving
• Disinfectants will be sprayed on surfaces frequently 
• Patients must wear a mask when not being treated

To see our full list of COVID-19 protocols, click here.

People with conditions like diabetes type 1 and 2, heart disease and lung diseases like asthma, emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis or people over the age of 85 years old are at a higher risk for COVID-19. Exercise additional caution if you fall into any of these groups.