The Tooth Company Smales Farm and The Tooth Company Eastridge are Auckland’s leading emergency dentist practice, open 7 days a week and 363 days a year. We are one of the only North Shore dentist or Auckland dentist open public holidays.
Our highly trained team of emergency dentists can deal with any dental emergency or accident such as toothache – a broken tooth – a dental abscess – chipped teeth – trauma – facial swellings or painful wisdom teeth. Smales Farm in Takapuna has quickly become a hub for after hours healthcare in Auckland. We work closely with and are next to North Shore Hospital, Shorecare Accident & Medical, and Shorecare Pharmacy.
Eastridge in Mission Bay is The Tooth Company’s newest dental practice and is also open for any dental emergency. The Tooth Company is ACC dental affiliated and is also an affiliated Southern Cross Healthcare provider. We understand a dental emergency can be a stressful situation, we ensure our dentist will look after you throughout the appointment. All new patients are welcome to the practice, including visitors holidaying in New Zealand. We are happy to send any records back to your regular dentist should you request it.
If you need to see an Auckland emergency dentist, then make an appointment today or contact us with any questions about a dental emergency – we are always happy to have a chat and offer our help. Book online or call us now Smales Farm 09 410 9971 or Eastridge 09 521 2021.
Toothache is a very common condition and can be very painful. Toothache occurs when the nerve inside the tooth becomes infected. This can occur from holes in the teeth, deep fillings and cracks. All of these act as a pathway for bugs to enter the nerve of the tooth.
There is always an underlying cause of toothache and it is important to correctly diagnose this cause before any treatment starts. The two most common treatments for toothaches are to either remove the tooth or remove the nerve from the tooth. These treatments are performed with local anaesthesia and sedation is also available.
A broken tooth is a very common condition. Teeth often break from being overfilled and/or having decay in the tooth and/or having existing cracks. Teeth break in different ways from simple chips of the enamel through to a full split of the tooth. It is important to see your dentist when a tooth breaks as they are often very treatable caught early.
Treatment can vary with broken teeth. For small chips at times all that is required is a smooth of the sharp edge or a small white filling. For large fractures/breaks often a crown is recommended to protect the remaining the tooth and to prevent this from fracturing.
If dental decay or infection goes untreated, it can advance towards the tooth’s nerve in an inflammatory response, cutting of the blood supply and killing and infecting the tooth’s pulp.
Alternatively, if the tooth receives a hard knock such as a sports injury or a fall, the blood supply at the root’s tip can be severed causing the pulp to die.
The resulting infection can lead to puss developing around the root of the tooth and lead to a dental abscess.
Treating is usually either extraction of the infected tooth or a root canal treatment to clean out the infected nerve. Both procedures we use a lot of local anaesthetic to ensure a painless treatment.
Wisdom teeth are the last 4 teeth to come through into the mouth out of the 32 adult teeth. They tend to appear in the later teenage/early adult ages. When there is not enough room in the mouth to accommodate the wisdom teeth they can become twisted, tilted or displaced when trying to emerge. Often you may be unaware that you have impacted wisdom teeth, as they don’t always show symptoms. The pain associated with impacted wisdom teeth is a condition called pericoronitis where by the gum around the wisdom tooth gets infected and inflamed.
