Dental injuries come in many guises in Leeds and so you should try to be aware of them and try to stand back and not panic when something goes wrong. Such injuries can be divided up into two categories, minor and major. Minor injuries to the mouth will include chips, cracks, losing a veneer or a filling: tooth decay also falls into this bracket and this is normally the reason behind toothaches. With injuries such as this, they can be annoying and even a little painful but can be catered for by painkillers until you can be seen by your dentist to get repairs. Major injuries though require quick attention: a tooth abscess is very painful, your face will swell like a balloon and during all of this, the abscess will be poisoning your blood and this has been known to cause life threatening situations. Losing a tooth is also an emergency because, if you can get yourself and your tooth to any dentist in around 12 hours, your teeth can be relocated again and saved. In your early life, your dentist has to work hard to prevent you getting injured and one of the lesser known reasons behind wearing a brace is that by straightening teeth that stick out, they will be a lot less prone to injury in the future, especially when playing sports. No-one can ever say when something is going to go wrong and you receive an injury, however, if you always have a little something in the bathroom cabinet or even on your person, it can help the situation immeasurably until help can be found.