Think you need urgent dental care?
Extra urgent dental appointments are now available.
You should get help quickly if:
- you have a knocked-out tooth or other injury to your teeth
- you have severe tooth or mouth pain that's affecting your sleep or daily activities, and is not helped by painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen
- you have tooth or mouth pain that is helped by taking painkillers, but it's not going away
- you have swelling, a lump or patch inside your mouth that's getting bigger or not going away - it may or may not be painful
- you've recently had a tooth removed and you're bleeding or have severe pain
- you have a broken or loose filling, denture, crown, bridge or veneer
You should be offered urgent dental treatment within 24 hours or 7 days, depending on your symptoms.
If you've knocked out an adult tooth, you should be offered emergency dental care within 1 hour, or as soon as possible.
You can call NHS 111 or contact a dentist and ask for an appointment.
You'll be given advice on what type of appointment you'll need.