Emergency Care

Emergency dental care can arise at any time, and can be both painful and inconvenient. At Precision Dental of Windsor, we will do our best to respond to your urgent dental care promptly. If the problem arises when the office is closed, our answering service will give instructions for contacting Dr. Kollar or the dentist on-call. Just call us at (970) 237-4313 and we’ll get help for you as soon as we can. Your dental health is important to us, so we will do everything we can to assist in your treatment.

While emergency dental care can be varied, common injuries include:

• A broken jaw
• Broken or damaged teeth
• A severe and persistent toothache
• A stuck object within the mouth

Pain Management without a Prescription

Pain, especially tooth pain, can be debilitating. Fortunately, there are over-the-counter medications that can help mild to severe tooth pain until you’re able to see the dentist. Many patients don’t know they can take ibuprofen (brand name Advil) and APAP (brand name Tylenol) together. Taking these medications together can help stop your pain when taking one or the other isn’t enough. Please read all contraindications and warnings on over-the-counter medications before use.

PAIN LEVEL: MILD

Ibuprofen (200-400mg), every 4-6 hours as needed

PAIN LEVEL: MODERATE

Ibuprofen (400-600mg), every 6 hours for 24 hours

THEN

Ibuprofen (400mg), every 4-6 hours as needed

PAIN LEVEL: SEVERE

Ibuprofen (400-600mg) and APAP (500mg), taken together every 6 hours for 24 hours

THEN

Ibuprofen (400mg) and APAP (500mg), taken together every 6 hours as needed