When your adult teeth come through, you really need to take care of them. We are not sharks, able to replace teeth throughout our lifetimes. We only get one set of adult teeth, and when they’re gone, they are gone. Yes, they can be replaced with dental implants, but far better to always be aware of and value the ones we’ve got.

That means if one of your teeth gets damaged, you should get to the emergency dentist as soon as possible. Yes, even if the damage is just a small chip. Chips may have broken through the protective enamel of your tooth to vulnerable dentin below and decay can set in soon after.

People often associate emergencies and dental pain in Guildford, but a small chip may not hurt at all. You may just find a tiny bit of tooth in your mouth after biting down on something hard, like a bit of grit in your rice, or an olive stone.

Get in touch

Farnham Road Dental Practice, your Guilford dentist, is part of the local out of hours emergency service, which operates from 6–10pm during the week and 8am–10pm at weekends. By calling this service, you can access the on-call dentist to be seen as soon as possible. Store our number in your phone so that you can get hold of us when there is an emergency.

Of course, it’s not just little chips that need to be dealt with by the emergency dentist. We also deal with anything that is causing you pain. If you are experiencing dental pain, it can be excruciating, taking over your entire head and leaving you unable to be aware of anything else.

Pain is a sign that you should not ignore. It is a signal that something serious is wrong in your mouth and you need help before things get any worse. It may be something like an abscess, which is a build-up of pus, often below a tooth in the gum, or even in the bone. It is caused by infection, and needs to be drained as soon as possible. Leaving it can result in the loss of the tooth.