Emergencies
Urgent Problems
The following brace problems are serious and need attention within 24 hours:
- an accident or fall causing injury to the mouth, severe breakage of a fixed (train-track) such that it is partly hanging off and digging in or broken/lose teeth
- anything else causing a lot of pain because it is cutting the mouth
During working hours
- call us on Mondays 2.00-6.30pm, Tuesdays 8.30am-4.00pm & Thursdays 8.30am - 4.00pm
- we are also open two Saturday mornings & two Wednesday mornings every month
- contact your dentist on the days that we are not working
Evenings & weekends
- Jubilee Dental Centre, St. Richards Hospital, Chichester 01243 831790
- or in severe cases go straight to St. Richards A&E
Non-urgent Problems
Most problems can usually wait until we are next open (ie. Monday afternoon, Tuesdays, some Wednesdays, Thursdays & some Saturdays). Please leave a message on our answer phone.
- If a fixed brace is digging in then please try to use dental wax to cover the offending part. Alternatively you can use the red wax around Babybel or Edam cheese or use sugar-free chewing gum.
- Sometimes the wire can be cut with sharp scissors, tucked away under a bracket or pulled out. Please feel free to get yourself out of trouble and we can repair the brace later.
If you are not our patient, we will only see you on a private basis unless we have an arrangement with your orthodontist for emergency cover.