Chapters
What to Pack in a Dental Emergency Kit
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A dental emergency kit is about buying time safely, not replacing professional treatment. The essentials include a toothbrush, fluoride toothpaste, dental floss, and orthodontic wax. Orthodontic wax can be rolled into a ball and pressed over any sharp edge — whether from a broken tooth or a dislodged filling — to ease discomfort.
Temporary filling material, a mouldable putty that hardens on contact with saliva, is worth sourcing before a long trip. It seals a lost filling, reduces sensitivity, prevents food from packing into a cavity, and has a mild antibacterial effect. Your dentist can supply a small jar if it is not readily available at a pharmacy.
For pain relief, alternating ibuprofen and paracetamol every few hours is more effective than stronger opioid-based medication for most dental pain. This combination can keep discomfort manageable for several days until professional care is available.
How to Use Temporary Filling Material
[00:04:25 – 00:05:31]
Before applying temporary filling material, rinse or gently floss out any loose debris from the cavity. Dry the area as best you can — saliva will prevent the material from setting properly.
Using a clean finger or cotton bud, press the putty gently into the cavity. It hardens with saliva over a short time. While it will not restore the tooth’s strength or last indefinitely, it offers meaningful short-term protection until you reach a dentist.
Pressure Changes, Flying, and Barodontalgia
[00:05:38 – 00:07:11]
Pressure changes during flying or scuba diving can trigger sudden, sharp tooth pain — a condition known as barodontalgia. It nearly always points to an underlying problem: a deep filling with a trapped air pocket, a hairline crack, an untreated cavity, or recent dental work.
The best prevention is a dental check-up before any trip involving altitude or depth changes. If tooth pain strikes mid-flight, it will typically ease once normal pressure is restored. Avoid flying or diving again until the tooth has been properly assessed and treated.
Crowns, Bridges, and Super Glue
[00:07:18 – 00:09:33]
If a crown comes off, rinse it gently and store it in a clean container or a sealable bag — never wrap it in a tissue, as it will almost certainly be discarded by mistake. Temporary dental cement or denture adhesive can hold a crown in place short-term.
Household super glue should be avoided on teeth. If the crown is not seated precisely, it can become stuck at the wrong angle, interfere with your bite, damage the gum tissue, and complicate future treatment considerably. Super glue can, however, be used as a last resort to repair a broken denture.
Even in remote destinations, a local dentist — even one working at a basic level — is far better than leaving a tooth exposed and unprotected.
Handling a Knocked-Out Tooth
[00:09:41 – 00:12:13]
Speed is critical when a permanent tooth is knocked out. Ideally, rinse it briefly under tap water — without scrubbing the root — and replant it immediately, then bite gently on gauze or a clean cloth to hold it in place. The sooner it is back in the socket, the better the chance of saving it.
If replanting immediately is not possible, store the tooth in cold milk, in Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution, or inside the patient’s cheek. Avoid soaking it in plain tap water, as chlorine damages the delicate root fibres. The tooth will most likely require root canal treatment once a dentist is seen.
Baby teeth should never be re-implanted. If a child loses a primary tooth from trauma, it is left out and the permanent tooth will generally erupt in its place in due course.
Controlling Bleeding with a Teabag
[00:17:52 – 00:18:51]
Teabags contain tannic acid, which promotes clot formation and can help control bleeding after a tooth injury or extraction. Use a damp, cooled teabag — squeeze out most of the moisture — and bite gently on it for 15 to 20 minutes over the affected area.
Avoid checking repeatedly whether the bleeding has stopped, as this disturbs the forming clot. If bleeding continues or is heavy after an extraction, contact a dentist as soon as possible, as the clot may have been lost.
Antibiotics on the Road
[00:18:58 – 00:20:33]
Experienced travellers heading to remote areas may wish to carry a course of antibiotics, but this requires proper guidance and a reference handbook. Dental pain alone is not an indication for antibiotics — a genuine infection needs to be diagnosed by a clinician before treatment begins.
Misusing antibiotics contributes to antibiotic resistance and can cause harm. If remote travel is planned, speak to your doctor or dentist beforehand about what to carry and, crucially, when it would be appropriate to use it.
How to Tell a Real Emergency from Something That Can Wait
[00:20:47 – 00:23:33]
Certain signs should never be ignored: facial swelling spreading towards the eye or under the jawbone, a fever alongside dental pain, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or uncontrolled bleeding. These require immediate medical attention — on a cruise ship, the onboard doctor, and at the next port, a dentist.
A knocked-out permanent tooth also demands prompt professional care even after it has been replanted, as it must be splinted to adjacent teeth for a period to heal correctly. Do not simply continue your trip and hope for the best.
If pain is present but manageable with over-the-counter medication and there is no swelling or fever, it can generally wait until you return home. When in doubt, send a WhatsApp to your dentist — many practitioners are reachable and can advise whether the situation is urgent.
Transcript
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (0:03 – 0:45)
Welcome back again to Save Your Money, Save Your Teeth. You know, most of us never give a
dental emergency a second thought until we are miles away from a dentist, on holiday, at sea,
or somewhere remote, and we suddenly lose a tooth, a tooth breaks, or maybe even a filling
drops out. Today Dr Clifford Yudelman from OptiSmile talks us through a simple dental
emergency kit: what to pack, how to use it, and how to tell a real emergency from something
that can wait. It is all about buying time safely until you can get proper care. Dr Yudelman,
welcome back.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (0:45 – 1:26)
Hi Eon, great to be back, and yes, really looking forward to today’s podcast, especially for
people lucky enough to be travelling on yachts or going on a cruise. Recently I had a few
patients who were on their way to the Antarctic. Isn’t that exciting? And if you are going to a
remote place, or on a long drive up towards Egypt in a four-by-four, you know us South Africans
are very adventurous, and you never know when you might need a dental emergency kit. So
this one is for all of those people, and especially if you have kids or teenagers, because
anything can happen.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (1:27 – 1:39)
Absolutely. So I want to ask you now, if I am travelling on a yacht or whatever, what are the
must-have dental items in my first-aid kit?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (1:39 – 4:18)
So yes, if you are going to a remote area like we just said, or going to spend time at sea, dental
emergencies can be far more stressful because you cannot really get to a dentist. So a dental
emergency kit is about buying time safely, but not replacing professional treatment. The
essential items, obviously, are your toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, your dental floss, and
then something called orthodontic wax. You can get a special wax that does not go too soft; it is
called orthodontic wax because you can put it over braces when kids or teenagers find the
braces are rough on their cheeks or lips. You just roll it into a little ball and push it over anything
sharp. In some cases, if a big filling falls out, you can put some orthodontic wax in there so your
tongue does not keep going into the gap, and it is a bit more comfortable. You can also get
temporary filling material. Some of these things are more readily available if you live in the USA;
this podcast goes all over the world, so a few of them you might not find easily in a chemist in
South Africa. But if somebody is off on a long trip up the centre of Africa, or going to the
Antarctic, the dentist could organise a little jar of temporary filling material, which is like a putty
that hardens when you put it into a cavity. Obviously sugar-free chewing gum is always good.
And then basic pain relief: I always recommend having regular Panado and ibuprofen, or Advil.
If someone has toothache, even the really strong painkillers do not work as well as taking two
Advil or two Nurofen with each meal and then two Panado in between meals. You can carry on
with that for three or four days until you get help, just to keep any pain down. But it is not a
substitute for seeing the dentist. These things will help you manage discomfort, protect
damaged teeth, and keep things clean until you reach a dentist, and that can make something
more manageable before it becomes a crisis. It is not about being paranoid; it is about being
sensible and reducing your risks.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (4:19 – 4:24)
And what is temporary filling material, and how do you actually use it, Doctor?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (4:25 – 5:31)
So it is a soft, mouldable putty that can seal a lost filling or a cracked tooth, just for a short time.
You might be able to order it online; I have not looked lately at Clicks or Dis-Chem, the two
biggest ones here in South Africa, to see whether they keep it readily, but some of the bigger
stores might have it. You gently rinse out, or try to floss or pick out whatever is still loose in
there. Then breathe, get it nice and dry so your mouth is not full of saliva, and push the material
gently into the cavity with a clean finger or a cotton bud, after washing your hands. It hardens
with saliva. It is not going to restore strength or last very long, but it does help prevent sensitivity
to cold, it stops food packing in there, and it actually has a slight antibacterial effect. So putting
in a temporary filling yourself, when you cannot get to a dentist for a few days, is a good idea.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (5:31 – 5:38)
And I have been wondering, can flying or diving make tooth pain worse, Doctor?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (5:38 – 7:11)
Yes, it catches a lot of people out. There are pressure changes when you fly, and more
dramatically when you scuba dive, that can trigger sharp tooth pain. It has a fancy name:
barodontalgia. That is quite a nice word, actually: baro meaning pressure, and dontalgia being
like Latin for toothache or tooth squeeze. It almost always points to an existing problem: a deep
filling with a tiny trapped air pocket, a hairline crack, an untreated cavity, or recent dental work.
When the pressure changes, the trapped gas expands and stresses the tooth. The best thing is
to prevent it: have a dental checkup before a long trip, especially if you are going scuba diving
or learning to dive, because a minor issue at sea level can become quite a problem up in an
aeroplane, or 20 metres down when diving. If you get a toothache mid-flight or on a dive, it will
ease once you return to normal pressure or sea level. So if you are diving, come to the surface;
if you are in an aeroplane, take some ibuprofen or paracetamol, and avoid flying or diving again
until you have had that tooth sorted out.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (7:12 – 7:18)
And what should I pack if a crown or a bridge falls out while I am on holiday?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (7:18 – 8:37)
So if a crown comes off, the priority is to protect the exposed tooth and to save your crown.
Rinse the crown gently and store it in a clean container or a large Ziploc bag; do not wrap it in a
tissue, because you will definitely throw it away. You can get temporary dental cement from a
pharmacy, or even denture adhesive can sometimes hold it in. Never use super glue or any
household adhesives. Having said that, I have had patients glue their teeth back with super
glue. The problem is you may not get it back exactly right, and then it is stuck half on, you
cannot bite, and it causes all kinds of problems. So I do not really recommend it; it can damage
your gums and complicate future treatment. If you are listening to this and you think you will
take some super glue along in your kit, think again. You can repair a broken denture with super
glue; it will not last very well, but it is better than nothing. Just make sure you get the bits
matched up, and do not get your fingers stuck to your denture, because you will look kind of
funny walking around with a denture stuck to your finger.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (8:37 – 8:38)
Or poison yourself.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (8:41 – 9:33)
It is actually not poisonous, super glue. They use it to stitch up wounds; it is cyanoacrylate. They
call it medical grade so they can charge ten times more, but I think it is just the same stuff. And
do not leave the tooth exposed. If you are lucky enough to be somewhere like Mauritius, or
some first-world country, or even a place like South Africa, there are good dentists everywhere.
People think we are an emerging economy, but if I were in Nairobi tomorrow, there are good
dentists everywhere. Even a dentist who is only 80% good is better than no dentist, so I would
not hesitate to see one, at least to do something temporary to help you out.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (9:33 – 9:40)
And how do you store a knocked-out tooth in an emergency kit? Let’s say you lose a tooth.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (9:41 – 12:13)
Yes, obviously not everyone prepares for that. In the States, we handed out a special kit to all
the schools, so that the team captain or the sports master would have one. It was also good for
getting your name out there, because it had the dentist’s name on the kit, with your cell number,
although in those days we did not even have cell phones; we had a pager. Just page me if your
tooth gets knocked out. That is going back a way, before cell phones. But look, if a tooth does
get knocked out, the best thing, and we have had podcasts about this, is to put it straight back
in, preferably within 20 or 30 minutes, but right away is best. Rinse it off gently under tap water
and put it straight back in, or if there is no tap, the person can spit on it. You do not want to lick it
if it is in the dirt with a bit of sand, but you also do not want to scrub or rinse off the little fibres. A
knocked-out tooth looks kind of dirty because there are little hairs on the roots. If you cannot get
it straight back in, which is the best thing, and the tooth is clean, just put it back in and have
them bite on a handkerchief or a piece of gauze. There is a product called Hank’s Balanced Salt
Solution; you can keep a tooth in there for an hour or two and then re-implant it, although it is
not ideal. Cold milk is also excellent. Another option is saliva: if someone keeps the tooth inside
their cheek and is not going to swallow it, that is a good option. But do not let it soak in tap
water, because the chlorine will actually damage the root. The ideal is always to get the tooth
put back in. It may need, or will need, a root canal if the nerves have been severed, but
sometimes these things happen when people are travelling. A child can fall on their face and
knock a tooth out. On that note, baby teeth should never be re-implanted. If a baby tooth gets
knocked out, that is it. Usually around four or five the permanent teeth are not far underneath,
talking about front teeth, so you just leave it and the permanent tooth will generally come in.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (12:13 – 12:19)
And do not forget the visit from the tooth mouse at midnight on the same day.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (12:21 – 12:25)
Yes, depending on what country you are in; sometimes it is a tooth fairy.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (12:27 – 12:44)
Yes, we had a mouse, but you get tooth fairies as well. I am just wondering, on a sidebar,
Doctor: have you ever had a case where a patient actually swallowed a tooth when it was
knocked out? And what on earth do you do when it has been swallowed?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (12:45 – 13:32)
Actually, this is real; this stuff does happen. About six weeks ago I had a patient call me. She is
a trail runner, and she does these long night-time trail runs. She fell and knocked her front left
tooth right out, and they could not find it. I called a couple of different hospitals, and they ended
up having to go to Christiaan Barnard, and I had an oral surgeon on call. They took an x-ray,
and the tooth had actually lodged between her gum and her bone; it was pushed all the way
under the gum.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (13:32 – 13:33)
My word.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (13:33 – 13:41)
And you could not see it. It was literally jammed up into her, almost up into her nose. I am sorry
if I am grossing anyone out.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (13:41 – 13:42)
Wow.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (13:42 – 14:39)
So the oral surgeon came in, and they could not re-implant that tooth, so they had to remove it.
The other teeth were loose, so they wired it up. She was in yesterday, and we tested the tooth
next to it that was partially knocked out and wired in. It is supposed to have a root canal within
four weeks, but the tooth is still testing normal for us. She is obviously not keen on a root canal,
but all the literature says she is supposed to have one on that tooth. At the moment we are just
keeping an eye on it. Unfortunately, she has to have a bone graft and an implant. I did wonder
whether she had swallowed the tooth when she could not find it, but these things do happen.
Her husband is a doctor, so I was telling them to look for the tooth, rinse it off, and put it back in.
But yes, it was a bit of a mess, unfortunately.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (14:40 – 14:44)
But if it is swallowed, I guess there is nothing you can really do? That is it then, or what?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (14:44 – 14:51)
No, there is not. If you swallow a crown, you can wait a day or two, and let your imagination do
the rest.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (14:51 – 14:52)
But a tooth, nothing.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (14:52 – 14:56)
But if you swallow a tooth, well, those have been known to come back around.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (14:56 – 14:57)
They’re not going back.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (14:58 – 15:24)
Well, there might be cases where that has been done. It reminds me of a place I once visited
that sold coffee made from beans that had passed through the stomach of an elephant. The
elephants eat the coffee beans, then pass them out, and then they clean them off and roast
them, and, well, I do not know about that one.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (15:24 – 15:32)
Well, now we know. But back on track: what painkillers are best for dental pain, specifically?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (15:32 – 16:48)
Yes, we already touched on that: a combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol, or Panado, or if
you are American listening to this, your Tylenol and your Advil. I love the accent; it is much
better than ours. I do speak American, you know, I lived there for 16 years. I will not do my
Aussie accent. But opioids, the heavy drugs like codeine and morphine, are generally not
necessary and carry real risks. For most dental pain you really do not need opioids. In some
countries, like Mexico, they sell them on every street corner; you do not even have to go to a
pharmacy. I am half joking, but in a lot of these places the pharmacies will give you any kind of
painkiller without a prescription. But antibiotics do not treat pain, and you should not use
antibiotics unless there are clear signs of infection and they have been prescribed by a clinician.
Pain control is there to keep you comfortable while you wait for proper care; it is not there to
mask a serious issue.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (16:49 – 16:55)
Okay, and can orthodontic wax help with broken teeth, and not just braces?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (16:55 – 17:33)
Yes, again, I think I jumped the gun there; I am too excited. But look, you take a bit of
orthodontic wax and put it over a sharp edge. Orthodontic wax you can find everywhere. At the
very least, I would keep some Panado, some Nurofen, and some orthodontic wax. You could
even put a little bit of orthodontic wax inside a crown and push the crown on and bite into it.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (17:34 – 17:43)
Now, I believe, I do not know if it is real, but apparently you can use a teabag to stop bleeding
after an injury. Is this correct?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (17:43 – 17:46)
Yes, well, if you get hurt, there is nothing like making yourself a cup of tea.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (17:47 – 17:50)
Yes, absolutely. Might as well.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (17:52 – 18:51)
Teabags have tannic acid, which helps clots form. So you take a damp, cooled-down teabag,
not a hot one. Squeeze out most of the water, or just grab a teabag that somebody used earlier
in the day. Place it over the bleeding area and bite gently for 15 to 20 minutes. If you had an
extraction and that is happening, you do not want it too wet, so squeeze it out. But generally you
should call the dentist if you have had an extraction and it is bleeding; you might have lost the
clot. That is clot with a C, not plot. Even if you bite down on a piece of wet gauze or a teabag,
bite for 15 to 20 minutes, then take it out slowly and do not pull the whole clot out. You do not
want to look every five minutes to see if it has stopped bleeding, because then you just keep
loosening the clot.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (18:51 – 18:58)
Exactly. Okay. And can you pack antibiotics, or is that dangerous without a prescription?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (18:58 – 20:33)
So, look, if you are an experienced four-by-four traveller, or you are going on a yacht, or you go
to remote places, I think it is a good idea to have different antibiotics on hand in case you or
someone you are with needs one. But you have to have a handbook; you have to know what
you are doing. These days there is always AI and Google, but you do not want to use antibiotics
inappropriately, because you can cause antibiotic resistance. A dental infection needs a
diagnosis; it is not guesswork, and just because you have pain does not mean you need an
antibiotic. All the international guidelines strongly discourage unsupervised antibiotic use. But,
as I said, if I were going on a safari, somewhere in Tanzania or another remote area, I would
usually take some penicillin or Augmentin, and also azithromycin. Sometimes, if you get a
severe traveller’s diarrhoea, antibiotics are called for. But you need to know what you are doing.
Because I am a dentist, I have a bit of a clue. There are experienced travellers who do a lot of
remote travel, and some people even travel with a drip and needles, just in case there is a
doctor nearby to help. But it is not for everyone.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (20:34 – 20:47)
And to end off our podcast for today, I think this is the ultimate question: how do I know if it is a
real emergency, or something that can actually wait until I get home? How on earth will I know?
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (20:47 – 23:33)
All of our patients at OptiSmile have the individual dentist’s WhatsApp number. I get patients
WhatsApping me. Just like a patient at nine o’clock on a Saturday night, who was out running
near Paarl Rock, or somewhere in that area near Stellenbosch, when she fell. She phoned me,
and I told her it was an emergency: go to the ER, I will sort out an oral surgeon. But if you
cannot get hold of your dentist, generally you should see a local dentist. To answer your
question, there are a few things I would say definitely should not wait. Say you are on a cruise in
the Caribbean and your face starts swelling, and it spreads towards or under your eye, or under
your jawbone. If you have a fever along with dental pain, or difficulty swallowing or breathing,
then normally on those cruise ships there is a doctor used to seeing this sort of thing. They will
give you antibiotics, maybe an antibiotic injection, and they might call ahead to the next port and
organise a dentist for you. On some of the bigger ships the doctors are trained to do extractions
in an emergency; I have met ship doctors who know how to give anaesthetics and dental
blocks. If you have uncontrolled bleeding, go straight to the ER. And if you have knocked out a
permanent tooth, you do not want to just put it back in and carry on with your trip; you need to
see a dentist, because once it is back in it needs to be splinted or tied to the adjacent teeth for a
while, even if it means interrupting your trip. I always used to skip travel insurance, relying on
my credit card or some imaginary insurance, but these days I usually just get the travel
insurance for what it is worth. It is very hard to get any money out of insurance, but at least you
have something if something serious happens, like a broken jaw. If it is painful and you manage
it with painkillers, it can usually wait. But if none of that is working, or you have the swelling, the
fever, you cannot breathe, or you cannot see out of one eye, go and get help.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (23:33 – 23:45)
Oh, goodness, yes. That is definitely more than enough to alert you to go and get help,
especially if you cannot breathe or see out of one eye. That is your body screaming that
something is very wrong.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (23:47 – 23:48)
Yes, 100%.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (23:48 – 24:10)
And that is the dental emergency kit. Just a few small items, a little knowledge, and a clear head
can turn a holiday disaster into a minor inconvenience. Thanks to Dr Yudelman for helping us
with that, and hopefully all our listeners will start building their own dental emergency kits.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (24:11 – 24:13)
Or buy a four-by-four, or get on a yacht.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (24:14 – 24:30)
Yes, exactly. But Dr Yudelman, thank you so much once again. This was brilliant. And I am
looking forward to next week, where you will tell us how we can read our own x-rays. But I
suppose we cannot build our own x-ray machines just yet.
Dr Clifford Yudelman – OptiSmile (24:31 – 24:39)
Yes, not all of us have x-ray machines. Well, that is a good point.
Eon Engelbrecht – E-Radio-SA (24:39 – 24:57)
Yes, but it is interesting, because you never really know what the doctors actually look at. So we
will ask you next week. But in the meantime, for more, visit optismile.co.za. And we say thank
you to our listeners. Until next time, look after your teeth and they will look after you.
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