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Dental emergencies include a knocked-out or fractured tooth, facial swelling, severe toothache, uncontrolled oral bleeding, or an infection that is affecting swallowing or breathing. The dentist examines the teeth, gums, jaw, and bite and may take dental radiographs to identify the cause.

Call an emergency clinic and describe the symptom, its onset, injury details, and any medicines you take. For a knocked-out permanent tooth, handle it by the crown, keep it moist, and take it with you; do not scrub the root or force a displaced tooth back into place.

Seek urgent dental care for severe pain, swelling, a broken or displaced tooth, or bleeding that does not settle with firm gauze pressure. Go to emergency medical services immediately if facial swelling interferes with breathing or swallowing, or if a serious injury affects consciousness or the jaw.

Ask what caused the emergency, which examination or radiograph found it, and which treatment is needed today. Also ask what symptoms require a return visit, how to protect the tooth at home, and which payment or reimbursement documents the clinic can provide.