A dental emergency involves any damage or pain in your smile that needs immediate attention, but is not life threatening. This could include a broken tooth or even one that has been knocked-out completely. In today’s blog, your Omaha, NE, dentist talks about helping your smile with emergency dentistry.
Dental Emergency Situations
As we mentioned above, when a tooth is cracked, chipped, or even has major breakage, you should see us right away. The same is true for a tooth that suddenly aches, or if you have something caught between your teeth or under the gums that floss cannot remove. If you have a missing or loose restoration, or damaged prosthetic or orthodontics, you also need to see our team right away. Give us a call and if this is during our routine business hours, we may be able to see you same-day or very soon. If the injury happens outside of our normal business hours, call us anyway and leave a message. A team member will call you back with potential appointment times!
How to Ease Initial Discomfort
You can take steps after you call to help ease your discomfort and prepare you for your visit. If there is bleeding, you can stem it with cloth or gauze. You can also control facial swelling with an ice pack to the side of the face or a cold compress. Try to recover any broken pieces so you can bring them to the office. If a tooth is knocked out completely, then pick it up only by the crown, not the root, and place it in a sealed container of milk or salt water, and bring it with you to the office. You can take an over-the-counter pain reliever as needed, and rinse with warm water too.
Restoring Your Teeth
When you arrive, our team will take a close look at your smile with digital imaging technology, we will then take action to repair the tooth. With composite resin, we can conduct a bonding procedure to repair minor damage in one sitting. With a custom crown, we can take on more substantial injuries in one visit as well. Our team wants to return your tooth to full function, health, and beauty, so you avoid harmful complications like tooth decay and infection, and feel good about your smile too.
If you have any questions about how we conduct emergency dental care, or if you have an issue that needs attention, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help protect your smile from dental emergencies!
Learn More About Emergency Dentistry By Calling Our Team
Our team can take on common dental emergencies to protect your smile from cavities, infections, and other complications. Call Pacific Hills Dental in Omaha, NE, today at (402)330-2243.
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