Emergency Dentist in Brisbane

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After Hours And Emergency Dentist Brisbane Services, 7 Days A Week

No matter what type of dental pain you’re experiencing, our emergency dentist office in Brisbane is at your disposal every day of the week to deal with your urgent dental problems.
We know how to tackle and treat a wide range of dental issues and treatments, be it a simple chipped tooth, a knocked-out tooth or dental trauma and facial swelling.

We are one of the most popular emergency dentists in Brisbane. Our surgery is one of the very few in Brisbane that is open for treatment seven days a week, all year round.
MGA Dental Brisbane has been offering emergency dental services in Brisbane for over 18 years.

We are also available for after-hours emergency dental services. Our clinic operates on an appointment basis, so give us a call and we will do our best to suit your dental needs.

MGA Dental emergency Dentistry in Brisbane is made up of a group of dentists who are experienced in dealing with urgent dental emergencies. You can find the list of the most common dental emergencies that we encounter below

Have A Toothache?

In case you cannot reach us, please do the following.

Take 2 x Nurofen (ibuprofen).
Wait for three hours and then take 2 x Panadol (paracetamol).
Wait for three hours again and repeat the cycle. This will help you with the pain. Leave a message on our answering machine and we will contact you ASAP.

Chipped A Tooth Or Lost A Filling?

Chipped or fractured teeth, or previously placed fillings that are cracked or lost, will lead to food accumulation. As this initiates the start of dental decay, your teeth might get sensitive to cold and hot foods and drinks, as well as hot or cold air.

Pain while chewing is another symptom. With this in mind, you need to treat your teeth with caution. If left untreated, often the dental pulp within the tooth will get damaged which will result in severe toothaches.

Early repair of chipped teeth and lost fillings is crucial to having a healthy and pain-free mouth. Fixing a broken tooth can help prevent tooth loss and decrease the possibility of a toothache or infection with medication.

Our expert team, including an emergency dentist, is equipped to address such issues promptly. Don't let dental concerns linger—reach out for comprehensive care and keep your smile healthy and comfortable.

Recognizing Chronic Tooth Pain (A Toothache That Lasts)

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Recognizing Chronic Tooth Pain (A Toothache That Lasts)

There are dentists in Brisbane that don’t consider chronic tooth pain an urgent dental emergency due to the fact that it’s not a sudden occurrence and lasts longer. The reason for a lasting toothache, however, can be something rather serious like dental nerve damage, for example.

This type of problem definitely classifies as URGENT and should not be ignored. It would be best if you got an emergency dentist to check your teeth as soon as you can.

Sometimes a lasting toothache might not be caused by dental problems, but it’s still good to go get it checked so you can find out what the cause is.
A chronic toothache can have a heavy negative effect on your work, keep you from getting proper sleep, prevent you from eating, and even affect your mood by making you depressed and irritable. Don't let a chronic toothache compromise your well-being—reach out to us for expert care to restore comfort and balance to your daily life.

Knocked Out Teeth

To improve the chances of the tooth being saved MGA Dental suggests doing the following:

Check the teeth by looking, use a finger if necessary.
Try to locate any missing teeth or fragments.
Only touch the crown of the tooth.
Do not wash or rinse the fragment or tooth, not even with water.
If possible, store the fragment of a tooth in milk.

Get to our Brisbane or Gold Coast office as soon as you can. You can also try to slip the tooth back into its socket. In many cases, it will slip right in. If it doesn’t, don’t try to force it. If you can manage to successfully put it back, then bit down on it gently just so that it stays in place until you can get to your emergency dentist in Brisbane.

If it’s a younger child whose tooth was knocked out then it might be better not to let them keep the tooth in their mouth, as it could be easy for them to swallow the lost tooth.

Dentistry Treating Knocked-Out Teeth

A simple treatment procedure is to put the tooth back in place. The dentist will use water to flush debris out of the tooth socket. They will then slip the tooth back into place.

The tooth may be splinted to bordering teeth with plastic resin and orthodontic wire. This will keep the tooth stable so it can reattach and heal properly without the risk of infection. What often does not heal are the nerves and blood vessels that were severed from being knocked out.

When this happens, the colour of your tooth may begin to darken. This usually means you will need to have a root canal treatment.

Facial Swelling

There are a variety of reasons for swellings around the mouth.
Common reasons include:

Blocked salivary glands
Medication side-effects
Poor nutrition
Vitamin C deficiency
Gingivitis
Gum disease
Some oral cancers

If the swelling occurs quickly and is accompanied by pain, it could be an indication of a tooth abscess.

Should You Visit the Emergency Room?

As facial swelling can also be an indication of a serious medical condition, visit the emergency dentist immediately if you experience the following:

Swelling that visibly increases
Discoloration of the skin
Swelling that spreads across the face or down the neck

Abscess

If you have a tooth abscess, it means that there is a pocket of pus that’s caused by a bacterial infection. The abscess can occur in various regions of the tooth for different reasons. A periapical abscess occurs at the tip of the root, whereas a periodontal abscess occurs in the gums next to a tooth root.

Abscesses are usually extremely painful and won’t heal themselves. This is why they need to be treated straight away. An untreated infection can put you at risk, as the infection can spread to the blood and other parts of the body. This causes sepsis, which is a potentially fatal condition.

How Is A Tooth Abscess Treated?

Your dentist or GP can prescribe antibiotics in order to reduce the risk of the infection spreading. It is important to know that antibiotics will not cure dental abscesses, so it is only useful for temporary relief.

As the source of infection remains deep inside the tooth, it needs to be removed in order to effectively treat an abscess. There are two ways this can be done. An infected tooth can be extracted entirely, or the infection must be drained.

If the infection is drained, the void inside the tooth must be cleaned and filled in to prevent further infection. This type of treatment is commonly known as root canal therapy.

Toothache in the Back of the Jaw

If you’re experiencing tooth pain in your rear teeth it may be a symptom of:

Bruxism (also known as teeth grinding)
An impacted wisdom tooth (third molar)
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)

Wisdom Teeth

The majority of adults have 4 wisdom teeth, also known as third molars. When one of your teeth doesn’t come up through your gums properly it’s known as an impacted wisdom tooth. These act as traps for food and become a place where dangerous bacteria can fester and cause infection around your gums over time.

Often, the patient’s jaws are too small to accommodate the 32 teeth in human dentition. As a result, many patients have misaligned teeth. This usually leads to unusual and painfully-positioned teeth.

As many wisdom teeth erupt after all the other teeth have positioned themselves, problematic is usually seen in patients above the age of 18. Many have opted for wisdom tooth extraction due to problematic wisdom teeth.

How MGA Dental Treats Wisdom Teeth

A consultation will involve X-rays or OPG (panoramic X-ray) and examination. This allows the dentist to determine which teeth are functional, and which ones need to be extracted and describe proper dental care. Often, all four teeth will need to be removed.

The procedure itself involves an incision to open the gum. Sometimes a small part of the bone may need to be removed to provide access for wisdom teeth removal.

At the first sign of discomfort, book an appointment before complications develop. Once complications have developed, the problem will be more difficult to solve.

Crown Came Off

Crowns may become loose if there is decay underneath them. This happens because the decay destroys part of the tooth, so it no longer has a tight hold on the crown or filling. These situations rarely require an emergency dentist.

However, once the crown is off, it can be quite painful. Your tooth tissue can be sensitive to temperature, pressure or air. In the event that you lose a crown, put it in a safe place and book an appointment to see us as soon as possible for your dental crown treatment.

You shouldn’t wait too long though. What is left of the tooth will not be as strong as your crown. The longer you wait, the greater the chance the tooth can get damaged.

A tooth with a crown and a tooth with a crown.

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Pain After Extraction (Dry Socket)

It is common to experience a “dry socket” after tooth extraction. A common belief is that dry sockets occur when a blood clot has failed to form in the hole left after extracting the tooth. Or the blood clot that did form has been dislodged.

This can interrupt the healing process as the formation of a blood clot plays an important part. Dry sockets are mostly associated with complex tooth extractions or ones that have been traumatic in nature. An extraction that involves the removal of bone from around a tooth in order for the dentist to access it would be considered to be more traumatic in nature than one in which this step would not be required.

You can reduce the chances of developing a dry socket by following your dentist’s recommendations. Dry sockets are more common in women (even more so in women using oral contraceptives), people above the age of 30, and smokers.

Dry sockets manifest themselves in a form of dull throbbing pain. This usually appears three or four days after the extraction of a tooth. The pain can be moderate to severe and often seems to radiate from the area of the site to the ear. Dry sockets typically create a foul odour or bad taste.

If you can see down into the socket and you can see exposed bone that appears “dry” without pus, then you’re likely to have a dry socket. Most times a dentist will place a medicated dressing into a dry socket as a way to help soothe and moderate the pain.

The dressing should be replaced every 24 hours until the symptoms subside, which can, in some cases, take several days.

If the pain persists and disrupts your daily life, it's crucial to seek immediate attention. Contact our emergency dentist at MGA Dental for prompt and effective relief. Don't let discomfort linger—your oral health is our priority.

Broken Dentures

Broken dentures are an urgent matter and are considered a dental emergency as they can cause a massive disruption to a denture wearer’s life. Without dentures, the patient won’t be able to speak and eat properly. Even though dentures can withstand the pressure of the jawbone, they can break for a variety of reasons.

A denture is vulnerable if you drop it onto a hard surface. They can also be damaged by heat if you use boiling water to clean them. See an emergency dentist immediately to repair your broken denture. We always work as efficiently as possible to ensure your dentures are repaired as soon as possible.

If the damage is extensive, it might take a little more time for your dentist to repair your dentures.

Dentures can break for a variety of reasons, despite withstanding the pressure of the jawbone.

Root Canal Treatment

This treatment is used to repair and save a badly decayed or infected tooth. The dentist will perform urgent treatment procedures if they determine the nerve of the tooth is infected or the pulp is damaged. The procedure will involve nerve and pulp removal, cleaning the inside of the tooth and sealing it.

Symptoms you might need a root canal:

Severe pain upon chewing or application of pressure
Prolonged sensitivity to heat or cold temperatures
Discoloration (a darkening) of the tooth
Swelling and tenderness in the nearby gums
A persistent or recurring pimple on the gums
Sometimes no symptoms are present

Alternative to a Root Canal

The root canal procedure is the dental treatment of choice at any dental clinic. An alternative is to go through tooth extraction and replace that tooth with a bridge, implant, or removable partial denture.

This will restore the ability to chew and prevent adjacent teeth from shifting. These alternatives require more treatment time and additional procedures on adjacent teeth and supporting tissues.

Lip And Gum Injuries

Trauma to the lips, tongue and mouth tissue is quite common. Cuts inside the mouth tend to bleed heavily because of the rich supply of blood in the area. If you have a cut in your mouth, rinse it with salt water.

Apply a cold compress to the swollen or bruised lip. If there is bleeding, apply pressure with a clean cloth for at least 5 minutes. The ice pack will help limit swelling, bleeding, and discomfort. You should seek medical care if:

To clean cuts inside the mouth, rinse with salt water. If your lip is swollen or bruised, apply a cold compress. If there is bleeding, apply pressure with a clean cloth for at least 5 minutes. Using ice can help limit swelling, bleeding and discomfort. Wrap crushed ice in clean gauze or a clean piece of cloth and hold it on the affected area.

Seek medical care of our emergency dentist if:

You can’t control bleeding with pressure and a cold compress
You have a deep cut
A cut crosses the border between the lip and facial skin
The lip is punctured
There are signs of infection
Swelling of the neck or floor of mouth occurs

As many lip and tongue injuries occur during sports activities, it is advised that you use a mouth guard. The MGA Dental emergency dentist Brisbane team can create a professional, custom-fit mouth guard for you. Contact our office for more information.

Gum Disease Treatment

Have you got swollen or inflamed gums? Do you have a problem with bleeding gums when you brush your teeth? These are all possible signs of gingivitis, which is an early sign of gum disease. If you don’t get treatment for gingivitis, it can turn into Periodontitis.

Periodontitis is much more serious and can result in bone loss of the supporting jawbones if not given proper dental treatment. This can eventually result in the loss of teeth.

So if you’re noticing any of these symptoms, recognize them as urgent and get in contact with your emergency dentist in Brisbane as soon as you can!

When To Call Us! What Is A Dental Emergency?

Often our patients are unsure if their problem is actually urgent and a 24hr dental emergency. Our general advice is: if you’ve got a toothache and you’re in pain, it’s a dental emergency! Give us a call straight away.

Even superficial and small dental emergencies can affect the tissues inside the teeth. Quick treatment will improve the odds of saving injured teeth.

A sports injury with structural damage to the tooth, even if you aren’t in much pain, is still considered an emergency. Chips and fractures can affect the living tissue inside the tooth, which will cause you more problems in the future.

Our emergency dentists in Brisbane can prevent damage. The same applies to lost fillings and crowns. Even if there are no symptoms, the tooth has lost its support and it could become weaker. If pieces break off or crumble, you will need more extensive dental treatment.

If you go see the dentist right away, you’re looking out for your tooth and increasing the chances for the damage to be repaired with minimal dental treatment. Note that our after-hours appointments are reserved for emergencies only and will depend on staff availability.

Some appointments to see an emergency dentist in Brisbane may incur a call-out fee if the staff is required to return to the dental clinic. You will be notified of this fee when booking the appointment.

Can You Avoid Dental Emergency?

Dental emergencies tend to sneak up on us and can happen to almost anyone. There is a step you can take, however, to safeguard yourself from them and make them as unlikely as possible.

Routine visits to your Brisbane dentist for check-ups, as well as an occasional dental x-ray, will help you stay on the right track with your oral hygiene and dental care.

If you or your children participate in any contact sports, then it’s highly recommended and wise decision to use mouth guards in order to protect your teeth from an injury that may result in a dental emergency.

How To Find Emergency Dentists in Brisbane

Situated at 202 Pinelands Road in Sunnybank Hills on the phone: (07)3273 3343, our office is easily accessible by all means of transport. Ample parking is available on Seeana Street or on the clinic’s driveway. If travelling by bus, there is a stop-off just across the street.

MGA Dental emergency Brisbane has recently been refurbished—as it was our very first clinic—for a refreshingly modern feel! Our dental surgeries integrate the latest technologies, including overhead LCD screens and a wide array of movies to keep you entertained while we take care of your smile.

We respect your busy lifestyle and value your time, so we operate extended hours for your convenience. Saturday and Sunday appointments are available as well as the emergency after-hours service, 7 days a week including public holidays.

There are a number of reasons why you may need to seek emergency dental services. At MGA Dental all of our dentists are experienced in dealing with a wide variety of dental emergencies.

Book an appointment

Encountering a dental emergency can be both distressing and abrupt, whether it's a toothache, wisdom teeth issue, or sports-related injury striking at the most inconvenient moments. Traditional emergency rooms and hospitals often find themselves overwhelmed and unprepared to handle urgent dental matters. Fortunately, our doors are open, and our highly trained emergency dentists are prepared to assist patients in Brisbane. If you're facing a dental emergency, reach out to our clinic at 07 3273 3343. For added convenience, you can book appointments online below with over 24 hours' notice, and our team will follow up with a confirmation call. Trust us for safe and effective treatment across all dental emergencies.

Hospital emergency rooms are typically not equipped for dental treatment. It's crucial to seek appropriate dental emergency care promptly. If you're facing a dental emergency, we're here to assist you. Whether it's a severe toothache, a chipped or cracked tooth, or an emergency wisdom tooth removal, we're ready to provide faster and more specialized dental emergency care than the hospital emergency room can offer. Your oral health is our priority.