Emergency clinic for oral diseases

Park Hospital

Emergency Services for Oral Diseases on evenings and weekends are arranged at Park Hospital. The visiting address is Stenbäckinkatu 11 C, 1st floor.

Service hours:

• Mon–Fri, 4:00–9:00 p.m.
• Sat–Sun, 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Click here to go to Park Hospital’s oral emergency department page.

Please always call before seeking treatment at the emergency care services.

You can seek emergency dental care by calling the appointment booking number 09 471 71110. We assess the urgency of the need for treatment over the phone.

Phone hours for booking appointments:

• Mon–Fri, 2:00–9:00 p.m.
• Sat–Sun and public holidays, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

We treat situations requiring emergency care in the emergency care for oral diseases at Park Hospital during the evenings and weekends.

Please seek emergency medical attention immediately if you experience increased swelling, redness and pain, limited opening of the mouth (less than 2 fingers wide between the front teeth), or difficulty swallowing.

Other situations requiring emergency care include:

• Dental trauma (detachment, displacement or accidental splitting of a permanent tooth)
• An accident involving a primary tooth where the teeth cannot be clenched together
• A broken, permanently fitted orthodontic device that is causing sharp pain, and the pain cannot be alleviated by using chewing gum or orthodontic wax. Or the sharp pain caused by the orthodontic device has resulted in bleeding which cannot be stopped by applying compression (also at night if necessary)  
• Bleeding from the mouth after a tooth extraction or other procedure which will not stop within two hours by means of instructions received from the emergency services.
• Severe pain that does not respond to pain relief medication
• General symptoms associated with dental and oral diseases (e.g. fever)
• A symptom of the jaw joint where the mouth will not open or close
• A chipped tooth with any of the following symptoms: swelling, limited opening of the mouth, or pain relief medication will not alleviate the pain
• Dentures have caused a painful pressure sore  
• A large appearance-disturbing chip in an incisor, and the problem cannot wait

Night-time emergency care for oral diseases is provided by the Oral and maxillofacial surgery's emergency service. The visiting address is Haartman Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4.

• Open: Mon–Sun 9 p.m.–8 a.m.
• Medical Helpline (tel. 116 117) evaluates the need for treatment. The night-time emergency care operates according to medical triage.

Click here to access the website of the Meilahti Emergency Department

Please seek emergency medical attention immediately if you experience increased swelling, redness and pain, limited opening of the mouth (less than 2 fingers wide between the front teeth), or difficulty swallowing. 

Situations requiring immediate treatment are:

• Suspected facial​ and jaw fracture
• Dental trauma (detachment, displacement or accidental splitting of a permanent tooth)
• An accident involving a primary tooth where the teeth cannot be clenched together
• Bleeding from the mouth after a tooth extraction or other procedure which will not stop within two hours by means of instructions received from the emergency services.
• Dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (dislocated jaw)

• Mild pain alleviated by pain medication
• Shooting pain when exposed to hot or cold
• A chipped tooth or filling
• Problems with prosthetic devices or detachable orthodontic devices
• Dental prosthesis that has suddenly become unsuitable