The North Manquehue Dental Center aims primarily to ensure their dental health , so we recommend you immediately address any trauma caused by lesions in the mouth and / or teeth.

To that end, our dentists are available to take your dental emergencies when they are needed. So, in any of the following events immediately contact our office requesting the services of dental emergencies :

1. If you have a toothache proceed to clean the sore area gently using a soft bristle toothbrush and floss. Rinse with warm salt water. Refrain from placing an aspirin on the gums or tooth, as this may cause a burn. Apply a cold compress to any facial swelling. Take a pain reliever and contact your dentist as soon as possible.

2. Faced with the loss of permanent teeth must immediately go on a date with nature of dental emergency, your dentist. It is critical to get the injured person and the tooth to the dentist within 30 minutes after the accident because, in this way may be possible to successfully reimplanted.

If possible, gently place the tooth in its socket while the patient is taken to the dental office . Otherwise, place it in milk, salt water or saliva, in an amount sufficient to cover the tooth. If you do not have any of these resources at the time, simply immerse the tooth in water. You can also place the tooth between the cheek and gum (unless the patient is a young child can swallow).

3. In the event of having a loose tooth that is pushed in or out, try to return it to its position by applying light pressure. Do not force the tooth into its socket. The patient should be taken to the dentist as soon as possible. While going to the dentist’s office , stabilize and hold the tooth in place with a damp cloth or gauze.

4. A broken tooth claim to rinse with warm water to keep it clean. Required dental care immediately. Treatment depends on the severity of the fracture and can range from polished chipped area to the junction with tooth-colored material and even the placement of a crown on the tooth. Damage has occurred in the nerve of the tooth, probably also will need a root canal.

5. Bite, cut or puncture the tongue, lips and cheeks can cause soft tissue injuries . If the injury causes bleeding, apply firm pressure with gauze or a clean cloth. Call your dentist immediately if the bleeding does not stop within a few minutes. It is likely that the injury requiring stitches. Otherwise, clean the area with gauze with warm water or a clean cloth. Apply a cold compress on the bruise or swollen area and call your dentist for further instructions.

As its name implies, dental emergencies are not waiting and your prompt attention depends not only relieve pain but also accelerate the healing process and what is even more important, saving a precious tooth. Integral service specialists Manquehue North Dental Center in Santiago, Chile includes not only an excellent service dental emergencies but also an innovative service dentists residing in Santiago, Chile.

When one of our patients requires a fast and urgent as a result of severe pain, abscesses, broken dentures, trauma and other similar situations, we are able to offer highly qualified personnel with extensive experience in a dental emergency.

In dental emergencies such as acute pain, quickly and effectively, take effective measures and carry out the required treatment for the pain disappears.

In the case of an abscess, which is equivalent to the collection of pus, urgent action is to evacuate the build-up to avoid spreading bacteria. This measure improves the symptoms .

On the other hand, trauma such as fracture, dislocation or loss of a tooth is reason to go to a dental emergency, and that the prognosis of a tooth that has suffered a trauma will depend on how quickly treatment begins.

Oral lesions are usually very painful and should be treated by a dentist as soon as possible.

It is important to know that the trauma of injuries of the mouth and teeth can be reduced if we work as soon as the injury occurs during a dental emergency visit. (more…)

- In case of a painful surprise for caries , we suggest: Rinse your mouth tightly with warm water to dislodge any food debris. Use dental floss to remove any food that may be trapped between teeth.

If the area is swollen, place cold compresses on the outside of the cheek. Do not use heat or place aspirin or other medicines in the tooth or the gum and go immediately to the dentist so you can save the piece. Never let you extract a piece without first attempting other procedures to save her. Losing a permanent tooth, always cause physical and aesthetic problems.

- When the gum is swollen, red and bleeding : You need to brush it in the form of scanning, rather than Stamina, so you can eject the remains of food that have been embedded. Strong water gargle with baking soda and see a dentist to perform a general cleaning or a gingivectomy (gum cutting) if deemed necessary. To prevent this problem by brushing up and down do teeth brushing the gum.

- If a tooth is loose shot or fell : Wipe gently, do not brush and insert it in place, while we wait for the dentist. If this is not possible, place the tooth in a glass of cold milk or water and bring to the dentist immediately.

- If the tooth is broken : Clean the affected area in warm water and cold compresses or ice covered with a cloth on the outside of the face, in the injured tooth áre4a to help reduce inflammation and seek prompt medical. Sometimes the remaining tooth may be restored, but there must be extracted and placed a spacer to keep the sprouts in space while new tooth was broken if you put milk or a hairpiece.

- When is something between the teeth, which may be remnants of food between the teeth or an object such as wooden stick or other materials: You should try to remove it carefully using dental floss. You should not do it with sharp objects or cutting instruments that can damage the gums.

- In case of fracture of the jaw, which is manifested by cracks opening and closing the mouth, extreme swelling, pain and deformity, should immobilize the jaw using a handkerchief, necktie or towel tied around her head. If inflammation can place a cold compress without pressure and go to the hospital as soon as possible.

- If the pain is dislocated jaw , which is manifested by the inability to close the mouth. No Sweat, because doing so will contract more jaw. If the relax, the easier it back into place. While see your doctor, try to pull the jaw down and then pushing it back, these movements should be natural and not helped by the hands. – If the problem is a tongue or lip bites : Apply direct pressure to the bleeding area with sterile gauze. If there is swelling, apply cold compresses and contact your doctor to rule out the need to suture. To prevent these problems do not let children run with its tongue out or objects such as popsicle stick or pencil in his mouth.

- If the pain comes from braces : Check the cause, if a wire is causing irritation, cover the tip with a small ball of cotton, wax or gauze and see the doctor. Do the same if another part of the apparatus is hurting.

- The sores and ulcers are small lesions that are painful, annoying and incapacitating mastication and speech. Since little is known about their origin, there is something that can cure yet, but the pain can be soothed by placing special drugs that form a protective film and even burn a lot when placed, temporarily relieve discomfort. Its evolution over time disappear by themselves, is 5 to 7 days. Swish with warm water with baking soda also helps to alleviate the discomfort.