Know how quickly to act
Check warning signs, choose the right destination and avoid delaying urgent medical or dental care.
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Difficulty Breathing With Facial or Mouth Swelling can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Facial Swelling: When It May Be a Dental Emergency can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Dental Swelling With Fever can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Uncontrolled Bleeding From the Mouth can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Severe Toothache at Night: What to Do can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Difficulty Swallowing With a Dental Problem can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Mouth Bleeding While Taking Blood Thinners can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Possible Dental Infection in a Bedbound Patient can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Jaw Swelling or Difficulty Opening the Mouth can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Knocked-Out Adult Tooth can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Broken Tooth After a Fall can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Dental Injury in a Nursing Home or Care Facility can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Dental Injury in a Child With Special Healthcare Needs can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Pain After a Tooth Extraction can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Bleeding After a Tooth Extraction can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Lost Crown or Filling: What to Do Until Assessed can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Broken Denture Needed Urgently can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Severe Denture Pain can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Mouth Ulcer That Has Not Healed can turn serious fast. First check for trouble breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or major trauma — and call 999 if any are present.
Read the guide →Go straight to an emergency department — do not wait for a home dentist — if there is difficulty breathing or swallowing, fast-spreading facial or neck swelling, swelling closing an eye, uncontrolled bleeding, or a serious injury with other injuries. These are medical emergencies; call 999 if severe.
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