Use emergency for
- Swelling in the face, gum or jaw
- A fall, accident, sports injury or trauma
- A tooth that is broken, knocked loose or knocked out
- Severe pain, fever, bleeding, or pain that is spreading
General dental concerns
Everyday dental questions, check-ups, maintenance, and changes in your mouth.
Where should I start?
Use this category when the concern feels closest to:
- Check-up
- Chipped tooth
- Lost filling
- New concern
Specific guides
Broken or damaged tooth
Broken, chipped, cracked teeth, lost fillings and loose crowns can range from minor rough edges to urgent structural problems.
Read guideChipped tooth
A chipped tooth may be cosmetic, uncomfortable or urgent depending on pain, sharp edges, cracks and how much tooth has broken.
Read guideCrowns and fillings problems
Problems with crowns and fillings can include lost fillings, loose crowns, sensitivity, cracks, decay or bite changes.
Read guideCrown fell off
A crown that has fallen off can expose the tooth underneath, change the bite, or indicate decay, fracture, or cement failure.
Read guideLost filling
A lost filling can leave a tooth sharp, sensitive or vulnerable, and the right response depends on pain, decay risk and how much tooth remains.
Read guideLoose tooth
A loose adult tooth can be linked with gum disease, trauma, bite pressure, infection or bone loss and should be assessed.
Read guideUrgent Or Normal
Choose urgent care only when the problem may need urgent review.
If symptoms are stable or the concern is planned, use a normal appointment. If there is swelling, trauma, severe pain, bleeding, or a broken tooth that cannot wait, use the emergency dental page instead.
Use normal booking for
- Check-ups, cleaning and preventive care
- Cosmetic, implant or restorative conversations
- Second opinions and treatment planning
- Symptoms that are not rapidly worsening
- Choose normal booking if the concern is stable or planned.
- Use the emergency dental page if there is swelling, trauma, severe pain, bleeding or a broken tooth that cannot wait.
- At the appointment, the dentist checks the likely causes and explains the options.
- Treatment, monitoring or doing nothing for now can be discussed depending on the findings.