subject: How Emergency Dental Treatment Is Different From Routine Dental Treatment [print this page] Emergency dental focuses on delivering urgent dental treatments and emergency dental care.
Contact your dental professional and say what happened. She or he will see you the same day. There's no need to handle needless dental suffering anymore. Many dental practices leave gaps in their schedules to allow for dental emergencies and will work you into their schedule the same day, especially for the more serious cases.
These are the 'not so serious' emergency dental troubles:
* Inflamed gums
* Abscess
* Tooth ache
* Root canal trouble
* Missing fillings
* Loose crowns
* Broken dentures
* Cracked tooth
* Cavities
* Wisdom teeth problems
* Mouth ulcers
The 'not so serious' emergency dental issues are things that you could still bring under control should your dental emergency take place after office hours. When you have toothache, loose crowns, a cracked tooth or a mouth ulcer, wait until morning and make an appointment to visit your dentist to have your problem fixed, usually the same day. Meanwhile, take some pain relievers. This should help you get some short-term relief.
If you bite or grind food heavily, your tooth could get fractured and therefore generate pain when you eat or try to chew food.
A dental office can fix a minor fracture with a sanding disc or by applying a composite bonding putty.
Chipping a tooth usually means you've knocked off a tiny piece of enamel, but doing this isn't a reason to panic. If the dentin has been exposed, the injury might cause discomfort or sensitivity to heat or cold.
Pain affecting areas of the mouth, even if minor, can suggest a serious underlying problem that may get worse as time passes. It is very important to speak to a dentist as quickly as possible for a professional evaluation to reduce damage to the teeth, gums, and supporting bone.
If you have a tooth knocked out, that is a dental emergency. Care should be taken to not swallow the tooth. To stop the bleeding, bite down on a a clean wash cloth and hold it there. If the tooth can be reimplanted inside of thirty minutes, the possibility of holding onto the tooth is high.
Toothaches are troublesome and can keep you up all night and make it tough to eat or drink. A toothache is usually the result of an underlying problem such as cavities, gum infection or food stuck between your teeth.
Going to the dentist once every 6 months and having your teeth cleaned will definitely prevent tooth decay and gum problems and avoid the need for emergency dental care.
