FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions
This practice is delighted to be signed up to the Greener Primary Care Framework and Award Scheme and we are actively taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint. The climate emergency is also a health emergency. We therefore aim to enhance the health of our practice population and offer sustainable choices in how we operate and the services we offer to our patients. This will provide benefits to the NHS, your health and the carbon footprint of healthcare.
Find the tooth…if it is clean push it gently back into the socket yourself .. Make sure it is the facing the right way! Come and see us ASAP.
If it isn’t clean or you are not confident about pushing it back yourself. Put the tooth in either a container of milk or your mouth. Do not swallow it.
Get to see us as soon as you can, ideally within 60 minutes. If you can’t get to us try another dentist or hospital.
Take painkillers if you need to. Avoid aspirin as it may encourage further bleeding.
Don’t handle the tooth by the root. It has fragile ligaments which need to be kept intact if it is to be successfully replaced.
Don’t try to clean it with disinfectant or water. Don’t let it dry out. Just put it in a container of milk.
Don’t panic! Teeth can and are successfully put back in! We may need to splint the tooth in position and you will almost certainly need further work on it later on.
Baby teeth get knocked out and we don’t usually try to re-implant them and if an adult tooth has not been knocked out in one piece it may not be possible to re-implant it, we will always do everything we can to help.
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