Pediatric Dental Emergencies
During working hours:
- Contact the Office at 201-796-4111 immediately
- We will try to accommodate you as soon as we can
- Please do not wait till after school since schedules may not permit adequate time to address the emergency
After hours please listen to the instructions carefully:
- Call 201-796-4111
- Listen to the complete message
- Send text to the office emergency number
- Picture of the area and a brief description
- Name of patient and Date of birth
- Have a pharmacy number available
- Dr. Hernandez will reach out to you
- In the event there is a problem with our phone lines and the call is not returned and the emergency cannot wait till next business day visit the nearest emergency room.
Our Emergency Room Choices:
- Hackensack Hospital, NJ
- St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ
Toothache
Begin by cleaning around the sore tooth meticulously. Using warm salt water, rinse the mouth or floss to displace any food trapped between teeth. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you use aspirin on the aching tooth or on the gum. Contact our office as soon as possible at 201-796-4111.
Cut or Bitten Tongue, Lip, or Cheek
Ice can be applied to any bruised areas. For bleeding, apply firm pressure with sterile gauze or a clean cloth. If the bleeding does not stop with pressure, or continues after 15 minutes, go to an emergency room.
Broken Braces and Wires
Remove a broken appliance only if it comes out easily. If it is lodged or painful to remove, cover any protruding edges with wax, cotton balls, gauze, or chewing gum. DO NOT REMOVE any wire caught in the gums, cheek, or tongue - call the office soon as possible 201-796-4111.
Broken Tooth
Rinse the area with warm water. Put a cold compress over the facial area of the injury. Recover any broken tooth fragments. Take a picture of the tooth.
Call our office 201-796-4111.
Knocked Out Permanent Tooth
Recover the tooth, making sure to hold it by the crown (top) and not the root end. Rinse, but do not clean or handle the tooth more than necessary. Reinsert the tooth in the socket and hold it in cup with saliva, milk or water. Call our office 201-796-4111.
