220 High Street, Bromley,
Kent. BR11PW Private Working Hours : Monday 09:00AM to 05:30PM Tuesday 09:00AM to 07:00PM Wednesday 09:00AM to 05:30PM Thursday 09:00AM to 07:00PM (Hygienist appointment from 08:00AM) Friday 09:00AM to 05:00PM NHS Working Hours : Mon - Fri 09:00AM to 05:30PM Saturday:Call for availability Call us : 020 8464 2900 Follow Us
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Emergency Dentist Bromley, South East LondonIf you are in need of an emergency appointment in normal working hours then please call us on 020 8464 2900. If you are calling outside normal working hours the please call NHS 111
Private opening hours : Monday 9:00am- 05:30pm Tuesday 9:00am - 07:00pm Wednesday 9:00am- 05:30pm Thursday 8:00am- 07:00pm (Hygienist appointment from 8:00am) Friday 9:00am to 05:00pm Saturday 9am-1pm NHS opening hours Monday-Friday 9:00am-5pm When to consult an emergency dentist and what is an emergency?
If you have been in an accident and have had any sort of head injury, it is best to go to your nearest accident and emergency department. A traffic accident, falling of a bike, falling down stairs, or sustaining a sports injury can all cause an impact that breaks or loosens teeth, but your most serious injury could be concussion. You may need urgent assessment at your nearest A&E department. If you have no signs of a head injury, but you experience one or more of the following, your dental emergency definitely warrants a visit to an out-of-hours dentist: Knocking out a tooth If this happens you are likely to be in a lot of pain, and your mouth will be bleeding. You need to retrieve your tooth or teeth, or get someone nearby to help with that, and then get help from a 24-hour emergency dentist within the next hour. Prompt action can mean the difference between saving your teeth, and losing them permanently. An extruded tooth This is a similar type of injury, usually caused by impact, but the tooth has not actually come out. It might have been knocked away from its usual position, or it might be hanging in by thin threads of tissue. After pushing the tooth back into position if you can, you need to see an emergency dentist as soon as possible, particularly if you are in a ‘hanging by the thread’ situation. A broken tooth If the end of the tooth has broken away, but there is no bleeding, this is less of a dental emergency. It may be possible to wait until the next day to see an emergency dentist in working hours. If the broken tooth has also been knocked out of position, and the broken edge is sharp, this is a dental emergency that needs to be seen as soon as possible because of the danger of your tongue or lips being damaged by the rough edge. Damage to your teeth that causes severe pain If you have been involved in an accident and have had a blow to your mouth or jaw, and you have severe pain in your teeth, there may be serious damage even though no teeth are obviously missing or broken. You may need an X-ray or other investigation to find out if you need treatment. Most dentists agree that severe pain after trauma always qualifies as a dental emergency. Severe dental bleeding Any damage to the teeth that causes significant bleeding, particularly blood loss that does not stop within a few minutes, is a dental emergency. Swelling or abscess Tooth abscesses do not generally develop very suddenly, but it is possible for a nagging toothache to develop into a serious swelling with severe pain fairly quickly . If you have a serious dental infection that is giving you severe pain and flu-like symptoms, this is a dental emergency. If the swelling is making it difficult for you to breathe or swallow you need to go to A&E urgently. |
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