One does not wish to wait for a dental emergency. Delaying treatment could result in more prolonged pain and perhaps worse effects on your oral health. Fortunately, when you most need them, emergency dentists are right here.
These four most often occurring dental emergencies need quick attention from our dentists.
1. One, your tooth has been knocked out: This may have occurred during your previous baseball game when you failed to swing in time. Perhaps it was when you missed that renegade frisbee arriving. Still, it happened and resulted in a tooth knocked out and an oral injury.
Should you find yourself in this position, try not to become hysterical. Instead, lift the tooth up by the crown or top to save the roots. If at all feasible, try to place the tooth back into the socket; rinse any dirt or debris from it. If not, milk will help it not dry out.
Once you know a tooth has been knocked out, be sure to call our dentist in Edmonton, AB. Should your tooth be lost and reattachment not possible, our dentists could provide tooth replacement choices for you.
2. You broke or cracked a tooth: A cracked or fractured tooth is another dental emergency that should be attended to shortly after it happens. Should this occur to you, you will first want to try to save every bit of your tooth if at all feasible.
To clean the region, rinse your mouth with warm water. Apply a cold compress to your face to reduce any edema. Then, please get in touch with our office; we will try our best to arrange one of our dentists to see you.
3. You Have a Really Bad Toothache: Do you have ongoing tooth trouble? Before calling our office, you can follow a few actions to help you relax. To clean the region and flush it, first warm water tongue rinsing will help. Then carefully work floss between your teeth to clear any food caught there.
Should flossing and swishing with warm water prove ineffective, kindly make an appointment with our dentists to have the problem corrected before it becomes worse.
4. You developed a dental abscess: An infection-caused pocket of pus in a tooth is known as a dental abscess. Ignored cavities, damage, or past dental work can all cause this infection.
Our dentists can empty the abscess to clear the infection. After that, we can salvage the tooth with a root canal, but, should the problem be too bad, the tooth will sadly have to be removed. Ignoring a tooth abscess can lead to usually fatal consequences.
