Broken tooth, lost filling or swelling? Call Mon–Fri 9:30am–6pm, Sat 9am–3pm. We keep time aside for urgent appointments where we can — call us to check today's availability. We'll offer the earliest time we can.
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Constant throbbing (worse at night) usually means the nerve inside the tooth is inflamed or infected. Getting it checked early often keeps more options open; left for weeks, it can lead to a root canal or an extraction. Rinse with warm salt water, take your usual pain relief exactly as the packet directs, and call us.
Keep any pieces in milk, rinse gently, and cover a sharp edge with sugar-free gum or dental wax. A crack that doesn't hurt yet can still reach the nerve — getting it checked promptly can keep the repair simpler.
Hold the tooth by the crown — never the root. Rinse briefly in milk if dirty, put it back in the socket if you can, or keep it in milk or inside your cheek. The first 30–60 minutes give the best chance of saving it. During our opening hours, call us as you travel. Outside our hours, go to your nearest hospital emergency department.
Don't apply heat to your face. Swelling with a bad taste or a gum "pimple" points to infection that can spread — it needs prompt attention. If swelling ever affects your breathing or swallowing, go straight to hospital or call 000.
Avoid chewing on that side and book promptly: an exposed tooth can become sensitive and more prone to decay. If the crown and the tooth underneath are undamaged, it can sometimes be re-cemented.
Pressure, swollen gum or pain behind your last molar is commonly an erupting or impacted wisdom tooth. We'll take an x-ray if it's clinically needed and explain whether it needs treatment, removal or just monitoring. Any surgical procedure carries risks — we'll explain them first, and you're welcome to seek a second opinion.
Tell us what's happening. We'll ask a few questions and offer the earliest suitable time we have — same-day appointments are subject to availability.
We examine the area and take an x-ray if it's clinically needed to look for the cause. We explain what we find — in plain English or Mandarin — before anything happens.
Our first focus is your comfort. We explain your options for today and what, if anything, comes next — nothing proceeds without your OK. Treatments such as extractions or wisdom-tooth removal are surgical and carry risks. We explain them first, and you're welcome to seek a second opinion.
Being in pain is stressful enough. Every emergency visit is built around keeping you calm, comfortable and in control — from the first phone call.
Nothing proceeds without your OK — every option is explained and approved by you before we begin. Health funds are claimed on the spot with HICAPS.
Dr Katrina Zhao (BDS, University of Adelaide) founded Midas Dental in 2019 and takes a gentle, step-by-step approach with anxious patients — the area is numb before treatment starts, and nothing proceeds without your OK.
Principal Dentist, founded Midas Dental in 2019. BDS (University of Adelaide) · AHPRA DEN0001992179. Consults in English and Mandarin.
Mon–Fri 9:30am–6pm · Sat 9am–3pm · Sunday closed. No after-hours service — out-of-hours options are in the answers below.
Enter via Foundry St · ~10 min walk from Erskineville Station · 370 bus at the door. Shop 5C, Park Sydney Village, 149-153 Mitchell Rd, Erskineville.
Pick a real appointment time straight from our book — live — or request a callback.
Tell us what's happening and when suits — we'll call you back as soon as we can during clinic hours (Mon–Fri 9:30am–6pm, Sat 9am–3pm). In severe pain? Calling us is quicker.
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Dental problems rarely get better on their own, and having them checked early can keep more options open.
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