No matter how bad it seems, try to keep a level head. Remember, get to see the dentist as soon as you can if you have any kind of emergency. Reading information about emergencies just isn't enough.

An emergency in dental care is normally considered as toothache or dental pain, swelling, prolonged bleeding after extraction, problems with a front tooth or teeth affecting appearance or other conditions for which the patient is unable to wait for the next routine appointment.

We've included a section on all the most common emergencies that dentists come across - plus helpful numbers if you are suffering from an emergency outside of normal surgery hours. Just click the links below.