Dental emergencies can be frightening and very painful. That’s why the team at Lister House Dental Centre are on hand to help ease your pain and get you smiling again without long wait times or added trauma! Keep reading to learn more about our emergency dental services in Essex.
Lister House Dental Emergency Appointments
A dental emergency can happen at any moment – and will often do so outside dental practice hours! Regardless, at our dental practice in Essex, we try our best to accommodate both regular and non-regular patients with same-day emergency appointments.
“A massive thank you to Lister dental practice… Receptionists, Hygienists and Dentist for helping me with the immense pain I have been suffering with for over 2 weeks… so much compassion and very gentle. 5 stars!”
So, what does (or doesn’t) classify as a dental emergency in Essex?
The following dental issues qualify as an emergency:
- Severe toothache that may be radiating to your head, eyes, ears, or throat.
- Painful abscesses or swelling that is hot to the touch.
- Pus and/or spontaneous bleeding that doesn’t subside.
- Persistent or increasing pain, bleeding, or swelling either following a dental procedure or traumatic incident to the mouth.
- Open or closed jaw lock.
The following dental issues wouldn’t qualify as emergencies but will be treated as urgent by our staff:
- Loose or lost crowns with no associated pain
- Broken dentures or fillings
- Bleeding from the gums
If your condition falls under those outlined above in our list of dental emergencies, it’s best to first contact our practice and enquire about availability. Please let the receptionist know that you require an emergency appointment, and we’ll do all that we can to get you seen and relieve your pain.
If you’re experiencing a dental emergency during our practices’ out of hours, please call NHS 111 for self-care advice or visit the accident and emergency service at the local hospital, Princess Alexandra.
“I met Neal by chance and he went out of way to help me with a horrible toothache in my molar. Booking an appointment was so easy. Visited the clinic, had the tooth dressed and a root canal recommended. Everything was clearly explained to me, from why the tooth was hurting, to why I needed a root canal. Cost of treatment was very clearly explained and reasonable by private clinic standards After a painless experience the pain actually went away, putting me out of days of misery. 11/10 would travel over 2 hours to this dentist again!”