Emergency Care
No parent wants to picture their child in pain, but dental emergencies do happen. As kids grow and throw themselves into faster, more active play, the chance of an accidental injury grows right along with them.
A knock to the head or mouth can leave a tooth badly damaged and in need of prompt attention from a children's dental specialist. Whatever the emergency turns out to be, our team is here to help.
When it's an emergency
Some dental emergencies are easy to spot. Others take a little more judgment.
Heavy bleeding from the mouth after an accidental blow to the face is a clear signal to seek out emergency children's dental care right away.
Jaw pain that keeps going with no apparent cause is easy to dismiss, yet it can point to a problem with your child's dental health.
If either of these sounds like your child, please call us to arrange an emergency appointment with Dr. Anu Korada.
Knocked-out tooth?
For any dental emergency, please call us as soon as you can at (778) 666-0703. We will be happy to talk you through the necessary steps, offer some reassurance, and arrange the earliest appointment we can for your child.
Never put a baby tooth back into the mouth. If the knocked-out tooth is a baby tooth, keep it out. Comfort your child and call us so the area can be looked at.
If it is an adult tooth:
Try to put the tooth back into place if you can. Gently, and only if it seats without forcing.
If it will not go back in, do not force it. Place the tooth in a small container or a ziplock bag with some cold milk instead.
Bring the tooth to our office as soon as you can. Call us on the way and we will be ready to help.
Dr. Anu Korada
Dr. Anu trained in the UK and moved to Canada from London with her family. She brings more than 15 years of experience in pediatric and special care dentistry across Canada and the UK, and she teaches pediatric dentistry at UBC and BC Children's Hospital.
Her guiding belief is a simple one: good oral hygiene is the gateway to good overall general health.