First aid for severe dental pain

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• A GP can give first aid independent of the cause of the dental pain. Treatment possibilities include systemic analgesics and antimicrobials, local treatments, local anaesthetics, or combinations of these.
• A GP can treat pain and inflammation after dental extraction or operation when consultation with a dentist is not possible. All other cases should be referred to a dentist after treatment of the acute phase.

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