Whether it’s a nagging doubt or the horror of an accident, Island Dental is here to provide you with a high standard of emergency care!
Emergency Dentist Adelaide: Dental pain, toothache or accident?
We are open 6 days a week and make it a priority in our daily schedule to see patients in the case of a genuine emergency. Call our office on (08) 8449 9777 to see how we can help in your dental emergency.
Read more about some of our emergency dental treatments:
Chronic Pain: whether it is sudden or growing tooth pain we can get you out of pain and then discover the source of the problem
What do we consider a dental emergency?
A dental emergency might be any of the following:
dental pain or severe toothache
lost crown or filling
suspected abscess
dental trauma such as a lost or broken tooth from sports or a fall
broken, cracked (to the nerve – ouch!) or crumbling teeth
In all cases of dental emergency we recommend you get advice from a dentist immediately.
If you loose your tooth in a trauma, place it back in the socket it came out of or inside your cheek and call us straight away – if you are seen in time then we may be able to save.
Post-Operative Instructions to Patients Regarding Oral Surgery
It is important that you carefully read and adhere to the following postoperative instructions.
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