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Emergency Dental Care

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When your child is in pain, we're ready

Contact our office immediately if your child is experiencing a dental emergency. We prioritize urgent cases and will provide specific guidance over the phone while you travel with your child to our office.

Dental emergencies can be scary, especially when your child is in pain or has injured a tooth. At Redwood Pediatric Dentistry, we’re here to help families know what to do and get the care they need as quickly as possible. If your child is experiencing a dental emergency, please call our office right away.

Knocked Out Permanent Tooth

Time is tooth health! Call RPD/the emergency line ASAP. An adult tooth that is knocked out is a true dental emergency. 

  • Find the missing tooth ASAP. 
  • Pick the tooth up by the crown (the part that is normally visible in the mouth, not the roots in the bone) and gently rinse with spit if possible. 
  • If you are able, place the tooth back in the socket and hold in place with gauze (have child bite if they will). This is so helpful for the long term prognosis of the tooth even if it is not in the perfect position! 
  • If you cannot place the tooth in the socket, transport it with milk or saliva. 

Knocked Out Baby Primary Tooth

  • Call your RPD/the emergency line for further evaluation. 
  • Never try to replant a baby tooth that has been knocked out! 
  • Rinse the mouth with cold water. 
  • Apply ice to reduce swelling. 
  • Comfort your child. 
  • Over-the-counter pain medicine like Tylenol or Motrin can be given if needed.
  • Try soft, cold foods for comfort if needed. 

After Hours For Established Patients:

Please email a picture to doc@redwoodpediatricdentsit.com with the patient’s first and last name and the concern.Then please call 510-833-6474.

Compassionate Care

Care for families when they need it most

Our priority is to relieve pain, protect your child’s health, and help your family feel supported during stressful moments.
FAQ

questions about Common Dental Emergencies

A Tooth is Broken or Chipped
  • Rinse the mouth with cold water.
  • Calm the child.
  • Apply ice to reduce swelling.
  • Over-the-counter pain medicine like Tylenol or Motrin can be given if needed.
  • Try soft, cold foods for comfort if needed.
  • Determine if the tooth is a baby or adult tooth.
  • If a permanent tooth has chipped and you can find the fragment, put it in milk.
  • Feel free to call RPD/ the emergency line, ESPECIALLY if it is a
    grown up tooth and seems like a medium to large sized chip
  • Rinse the mouth with cold water.
  • Calm the child.
  • Apply ice to reduce swelling as needed.
  • Over-the-counter pain medicine like Tylenol or Motrin can be given if needed.
  • Try soft, cold foods for comfort if needed.
  • Check for any dental/tooth trauma or injury.
  • Call your RPD if you’d like further guidance.
  • Wear a mouthguard when playing sports.
  • Wear a helmet when bike riding, scootering, skateboarding, and rollerblading.
  • Don’t run on slippery surfaces.
  • Don’t use your teeth to open things.
  • Don’t run with objects in your mouth.
  • Put up safety gates and pad sharp edges as needed.