Facial Or Gum Swelling

Swelling that affects not only the cheeks, but also the gums can indicate an underlying dental problem. Common causes of swollen gums and cheeks can include a range of dental issues, so seeing a dentist urgently would be highly recommended.

Pain Or Sensitivity

Tooth sensitivity, or “dentin hypersensitivity,” is exactly what it sounds like: pain or discomfort in the teeth as a response to certain stimuli. You may also experience pain or sensitivity to your head and neck region. It may be temporary or a chronic problem, and it can affect one tooth, several teeth, or all the teeth in a single individual.

Toothache

A toothache can be caused by a number of reasons including; infection, cracked tooth, cavity or a leaky filling. This may also escalate and cause pain around your jaw area and cause your gum around the tooth to become red and puffy, causing nasty taste or/and a bad breath.

Infected or impacted Wisdom Teeth

An impacted wisdom tooth may not grow through your gums correctly. It may partially emerge, grow in at an angle, or develop completely sideways. It also often has a higher risk of infection, as several kinds of bacteria can cause an infection in and around a wisdom tooth.

If a tooth is or broken with trauma

Occasionally, the dentist is able to “glue” the tooth fragment back into place and re-attach the broken tooth back to the existing tooth structure. Find the tooth fragment as soon as possible, and place it into milk. Make an appointment with one of our dentist immediately and bring the broken tooth with you to the appointment.

Children’s first aid (without permanent teeth)

Wash any wound with clean running water. Stop bleeding by placing pressure to the injured area with gauze or cotton wool for 5 minutes. Contact your dentist immediately. Please note that lost baby teeth are generally not replaced as this may cause damage to the adult teeth.