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
Missing or loose teeth
Missing teeth, loose dentures, failing teeth, or implant-related questions.
Can this tooth be replaced or saved?
Use this category when the concern feels closest to:
- Missing tooth
- Failing tooth
- Loose denture
- Implant questions
Specific guides
Missing or loose teeth
Missing, loose or failing teeth can affect chewing, confidence, bite stability and replacement decisions.
Read guideFailing tooth
A failing tooth may be cracked, infected, loose, heavily restored or painful, and the decision is whether it can be saved predictably.
Read guideMissing tooth
A missing tooth can affect chewing, confidence, bite stability and future treatment options, but replacement is not always urgent.
Read guideLoose dentures
Loose dentures can affect eating, speaking and confidence, and may be caused by fit changes, bone changes, wear or bite issues.
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.