Knocked-out tooth

• If your tooth has been knocked-out, try to keep it moist (you can put your tooth into a cup of milk, saltwater or your saliva). This measure will prevent your tooth from dehydrating.

• If it is possible, try to place the broken tooth back in the socket without touching the root. If it is not possible, place it between the cheek and gum.
• Use save-a-tooth preservation systems that are available in any drugstore.

Chipped or Broken Tooth

• Save all pieces of a broken tooth, keep them moist.
• Rinse the mouth with warm water.
• If you have bleeding, use a piece of gauze to stop bleeding.
• Apply cold compress: it will relieve pain and swelling.

Abscess

• Rinse the mouth with salt warm water.
• Take pain-killer medicine.
• Don’t hesitate to visit your dentist as soon as possible, because abscesses can damage the surrounding teeth and tissues, spreading the infection to other parts of the body in the worst case scenario.

Biting Soft Tissues

• Rinse the damaged area with warm water.
• Apply cold compress.

Object Stuck Between Teeth

• If you have an object stuck between teeth, try to remove it with the help of floss, but never use any sharp objects, like pins, for this purpose. These instruments can cut your gums or scratch your teeth.

Lost Filing or Crown

• If you have lost feeling, apply a piece of sugarless gum into the cavity or better use special dental cement available in any drugstore. This measure will prevent open nerves from infections.
• If you have lost a crown, save it and bring to the dental office. If possible, try to put the crown back to the tooth by using over-the-counter dental cement. Anyway, make an urgent dental appointment to save your tooth.

Severe Toothache

• Rinse the mouth with warm water.
• Try to clean the mouth out of food using dental floss.
• To relieve swelling, apply cold compress outside of your mouth or cheek.
• Never put aspirin or other painkiller medicine on the aching tooth or gum, as it may burn your gum.
• Take over-the-counter medicine and schedule a dental appointment.

Bleeding

• Rinse the area with warm salt water.
• Put a piece of gauze or a tea bag to the affected area to stop the blood flow.
• Cold compress to the outside of your mouth may help relieve the pain.
• You can use a special sealant in the drugstore (it will protect the area from infection).
• If bleeding doesn’t stop, see your dentist immediately. Continue applying pressure on the bleeding area until you can be treated properly at the dental office.