Dental guides
Dental emergency advice
Dental pain, swelling, injury or bleeding can be worrying, especially when it starts suddenly or gets worse outside normal practice hours. This advice explains the difference between problems that need urgent dental help and symptoms that may need hospital emergency care.
Odenta cannot diagnose your symptoms online and does not provide dental treatment. The guides in this section are general information only. A dentist or appropriate healthcare professional needs to assess your individual situation.
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More emergency topics are being prepared, but this page only links to guides that are already published.
Toothache
Toothache can have several causes. This guide explains what may be happening, what you can do safely while waiting, and when symptoms need urgent help.
Dental abscess
A dental abscess is a pocket of infection that needs urgent dental treatment. This guide explains warning signs, what you can do while waiting, and when swelling becomes a medical emergency.
Facial swelling
Facial swelling can come from a dental infection, injury or another medical cause. This guide explains dental warning signs, urgent next steps and when swelling needs 999 or A&E.
Broken tooth
A broken tooth can range from a small chip to a painful fracture or dental injury. This guide explains safe immediate steps, urgent dental signs and when trauma needs 999 or A&E.
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