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Emergency pediatric dentist in Calgary

Call us first. We keep room in the schedule for urgent cases, six days a week including Saturday, and no referral is needed.

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Children’s Dental Health Centre provides emergency pediatric dental care in Calgary for knocked-out teeth, dental trauma, facial swelling, infection and acute pain. Our five certified pediatric specialists keep room in the schedule for urgent cases at both locations, six days a week including Saturday. No referral is required, and we see children whether or not they are existing patients.

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What to do right now

Every one of these ends with calling us.

An adult tooth has been knocked out

This is the one where minutes genuinely matter. Call us on your way.

  1. Find the tooth and pick it up by the crown, the white part. Never touch the root.
  2. If it is dirty, rinse it gently in milk or saline for a few seconds. Do not scrub it, and do not use soap.
  3. If you can, put it straight back into the socket the right way round and have your child bite gently on a clean cloth.
  4. If you cannot reinsert it, put it in a cup of milk. Not water.
  5. Call us and come in immediately.
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A baby tooth has been knocked out

Different rules apply here, and getting it wrong causes harm.

  1. Do not try to put a baby tooth back in. Reinserting it can damage the adult tooth developing underneath.
  2. Control any bleeding with gentle pressure from a clean cloth.
  3. A cold compress on the outside of the cheek helps with swelling.
  4. Call us. We will want to check for damage even though the tooth itself is gone.
Call 403-930-0270

Facial swelling, or a swollen gum

Treat this as urgent, even without pain.

  1. Swelling can mean infection, and infection near the face needs attention quickly.
  2. Call us straight away.
  3. If the swelling is spreading, affecting your child’s eye, or making it hard to breathe or swallow, go to the emergency department at the Alberta Children’s Hospital now.
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A tooth is chipped, cracked or broken

Keep whatever came off. We can sometimes use it.

  1. Rinse your child’s mouth gently with warm water.
  2. Collect any fragments you can find and bring them with you.
  3. A cold compress on the outside of the cheek helps with swelling.
  4. Call us the same day, even if your child says it does not hurt.
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Toothache

Often something trapped, sometimes something more.

  1. Rinse with warm water and floss gently either side of the sore tooth. Trapped food is a common cause.
  2. A cold compress on the outside of the cheek can help.
  3. Over-the-counter children’s pain medication such as Tylenol or Advil, at the dose on the packaging for your child’s age and weight, is appropriate while you wait.
  4. Do not put aspirin or any painkiller directly against the gum. It burns the tissue.
  5. Call us. Pain that wakes a child at night is worth seeing about quickly.
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Bitten lip, tongue or cheek

Mouths bleed dramatically. It usually looks worse than it is.

  1. Clean the area gently with a damp cloth.
  2. Apply firm, steady pressure with clean gauze or a cloth.
  3. A cold compress reduces swelling.
  4. If bleeding has not stopped after about fifteen minutes of steady pressure, call us or go to the emergency department.
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When to go straight to the hospital instead

Go to the emergency department at the Alberta Children’s Hospital for a head injury, loss of consciousness, a suspected broken jaw, swelling that affects breathing or swallowing, or bleeding that will not stop. For anything confined to the teeth and gums, call us first.

Where to come

Both offices are open Saturdays

Call before you drive. We will tell you which office to go to.

North Calgary

14 Sage Hill Passage N.W.
Calgary, AB T3R 0S4

Monday to Saturday, 8:00am–4:30pm

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South Calgary

#125 11501 Buffalo Run Blvd
Tsuut'ina, AB T3T 0E4

Monday to Saturday, 8:00am–4:30pm

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Call us first, and call us today

We keep room in the schedule for urgent cases, six days a week including Saturday. No referral needed.

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What to do if your child has tooth pain

The first things to try at home, and the point at which to call us instead.

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Questions people ask in the moment

What is an emergency pediatric dentist?

A pediatric dentist is a specialist who has completed two to three years of training beyond dental school in treating children. An emergency pediatric dentist is one who keeps room in the schedule for urgent cases, so your child is seen quickly, and seen by someone who treats children all day.

What counts as a dental emergency?

A knocked-out adult tooth, facial swelling, bleeding that will not stop, a tooth pushed out of position, or pain that is keeping your child awake. If you are unsure, call us. We would much rather tell you it can wait until morning than have you sit on something that could not.

What do I do after hours?

Call 403-930-0270, the same number you would call during the day. The directory will tell you how to reach the pediatric dentist on call. If your child has trouble breathing, bleeding that will not stop, or swelling that is getting rapidly worse, call 911 or go to the emergency department at the Alberta Children’s Hospital rather than waiting for a call back.

How quickly can you see us?

We keep room in the schedule for urgent cases, and we are open six days a week including Saturday, which is when a lot of playground injuries happen. Call and we will find you a time.

Should we go to the hospital instead?

Go straight to the emergency department at the Alberta Children’s Hospital for a head injury, loss of consciousness, a suspected broken jaw, swelling that affects breathing or swallowing, or bleeding that will not stop. For anything confined to the teeth and gums, call us first.

Do we need to be existing patients?

No. We see children for emergencies whether or not they have been seen here before, and no referral is required.

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