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.