{"id":533,"date":"2025-08-11T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dentistsnew\/emergency-dental-care\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:20:50","slug":"emergency-dental-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dentists\/emergency-dental-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing Emergency Dental Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Information on what a dental emergency is, plus how to access urgent dental care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box533_6bde59-15 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box533_6bde59-15 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cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">What is a dental emergency<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">A Dental Emergency is trauma to the teeth, Uncontrolled Dental Pain, Uncontrolled Bleeding from the Mouth, Facial Swelling (Altered Appearance), Swelling Inside the Mouth, Ulceration, Altered Sensation (Face or Mouth).<br><br><strong>More information about dental emergencies&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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