Emergency Dentistry Specialist

What is emergency dentistry?

Emergency dentistry refers to the professional services and accommodations you’ll need shortly after a serious incident involving your mouth or teeth. 

Dental emergencies can happen at any time, so the team at Dentistry For Midtown prioritizes and makes accommodations for last-minute appointment requests involving pain or excessive oral bleeding.

What constitutes a dental emergency?

Dental emergencies like serious injuries and tooth trauma often come from sudden incidents like sports or car accidents. Sometimes, severe pain may result from a traumatic injury; in other cases, the cause is not as apparent. 

There are a few rules of thumb to follow when deciding if emergency dentistry is necessary. Dentistry For Midtown generally considers these issues to be dental emergencies:

• Severe toothache
• Knocked-out teeth
• Excessive bleeding of gums, tongue, or the inside of your cheek
• Lost crown or filling
• Seriously chipped or broken teeth
• Loose adult teeth
• Abscesses

If you were in a car accident and may have sustained other injuries, you should first go to the emergency room. However, since doctors in the emergency room do not treat tooth damage, you’ll need to visit Dentistry For Midtown for targeted oral health care soon after you leave there. 

How should I prepare for my emergency dentistry visit?

The pain you have leading up to your emergency dentistry visit at Dentistry For Midtown can be excessive and excruciating. Fortunately, the team at Dentistry For Midtown offers several suggestions for self-care before you arrive at the office. 

To keep any dislodged teeth or tooth fragments safe, and to ease pain and swelling, you should:

• Apply a cold compress or ice pack to reduce swelling
• Rinse off any teeth or tooth fragments that have fallen out under warm water
• Bring with you any dislodged fillings or crowns
• Place any teeth or tooth fragments in milk to transport them to the office
• Use over-the-counter pain medications according to their instructions

If you’re unsure whether your issue is a dental emergency, call the office before your visit and describe the situation to a staff member at Dentistry For Midtown for additional instructions. 

What happens during my emergency dentistry visit?

The team at Dentistry For Midtown works quickly to identify the specific injury or complication prompting your emergency visit. Then, they plan the treatments and procedures necessary to manage it. 

Dentistry For Midtown can address your pain or infection with medications or various procedures and restoration options to repair tooth or gum damage. 

Don’t let a dental emergency go untreated. To visit for a dental emergency, call Dentistry For Midtown or book the next available appointment online right away.