{"id":1105,"date":"2014-04-16T16:30:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T16:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakeoconeedentalblog.com\/2014\/04\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:39:56","slug":"5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeoconeedentalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lastthing2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-769279\" \/><strong>OUR TEETH DEAL<\/strong> with a lot when we\u2019re out and about. Basketball games, pie-eating contests, rogue popcorn kernels&#8230; it\u2019s a rough life. Usually our teeth are strong enough (or we\u2019re lucky enough) to not suffer any major problems.\n\n<strong>However, accidents happen<\/strong>. And fortune favors the prepared, so here are some tips for guarding yourself against dental emergencies.\n<h3><strong>You\u2019re Less Likely To Suffer A Dental Emergency If You&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Wear a mouth guard during sports<\/li><li>Keep good, regular care of your teeth and gums<\/li><li>Keep your regularly scheduled appointments to check on teeth and dental work<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>Just In Case, Here Are Five Items To Have On Hand<\/strong><\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5435\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/contentlibrary.socialmediafordentistry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/04\/firstaidkit22.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/>Keep these items in a little dental emergency kit that you can keep on hand\u2014at home, in you car, and while you travel.\n\n<strong>Painkiller<\/strong>: An all-natural topical painkiller that many people find useful is clove oil. Remember, NEVER put aspirin right ON the tooth.\n<strong>Orthodontic wax<\/strong>: It\u2019s handy even if you don\u2019t have braces. In case of a popped-off filling, you can use wax to cover the gap until you get it repaired.\n<strong>Floss<\/strong>: This is handy if something uncomfortable gets wedged between teeth.\n<strong>Gauze<\/strong>: In case of a knocked-out or loose tooth, you can put the tooth back in place, and bite on some gauze to keep it there until you get professional care.\n<strong>Our contact info<\/strong>: Be ready to <strong>contact us<\/strong>. If you\u2019re on vacation, we can give you professional advice and maybe refer you to someone nearby.\n<h3><strong>Are You Going On A Vacation This Summer?<\/strong><\/h3>\nRemember the tips above. <strong>If it\u2019s time for your check-up, visit us before your trip<\/strong>. Nothing ruins a vacation day faster than dental trauma. Pack an emergency dental kit, and then keep it around when you get back from vacation. You never know when it will be handy!\n<h4>Here Is One Other Person\u2019s Ideas Too<\/h4>\nWe don\u2019t endorse the content below, but there\u2019s some good info here&#8230;\n\n\n\nLet us know where you\u2019re going on vacation below! <strong>We\u2019d also LOVE to see your photos<\/strong>. You can share them on our <strong>Facebook<\/strong> page.\n<h4>Thanks for being a valued part of our practice. Stay safe, and have fun!<\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<strong>FORTUNE FAVORS THE PREPARED<\/strong>, so here are some tips for guarding...  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency - Lake Oconee Dental Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency - Lake Oconee Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FORTUNE FAVORS THE PREPARED, so here are some tips for guarding...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakeOconeeDental\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-16T16:30:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lakeoconeedentistry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lakeoconeedentistry\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"lakeoconeedentistry\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3\"},\"headline\":\"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-16T16:30:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":383,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/\",\"name\":\"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency - Lake Oconee Dental Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-16T16:30:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/site-log.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/site-log.png\",\"width\":356,\"height\":233,\"caption\":\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LakeOconeeDental\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/thereallakeoconeedentistry\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/lakeoconeedental\",\"https:\\\/\\\/maps.app.goo.gl\\\/CiP3wibcf8P5fyYs7\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3\",\"name\":\"lakeoconeedentistry\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"lakeoconeedentistry\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency - Lake Oconee Dental Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency - Lake Oconee Dental Blog","og_description":"FORTUNE FAVORS THE PREPARED, so here are some tips for guarding...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/","og_site_name":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakeOconeeDental","article_published_time":"2014-04-16T16:30:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00","author":"lakeoconeedentistry","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"lakeoconeedentistry","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/"},"author":{"name":"lakeoconeedentistry","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3"},"headline":"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency","datePublished":"2014-04-16T16:30:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/"},"wordCount":383,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/","name":"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency - Lake Oconee Dental Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2014-04-16T16:30:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/5-items-to-have-on-hand-in-case-of-a-dental-emergency\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"5 Items To Have On Hand In Case Of A Dental Emergency"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/","name":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/site-log.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/site-log.png","width":356,"height":233,"caption":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakeOconeeDental","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thereallakeoconeedentistry\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/lakeoconeedental","https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/CiP3wibcf8P5fyYs7"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3","name":"lakeoconeedentistry","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"lakeoconeedentistry"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2134,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions\/2134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}