When a tooth sustains injuries and becomes cracked or chipped, then care is needed to repair the tooth and protect the smile from complications, including tooth decay and infection. Which is why you should see us for dental emergency treatment! In today’s blog, your Prairie Village, KS, dentist explains how we treat chipped and fractured teeth.
The Impact of a Chipped and Cracked Tooth
What happens when a tooth is chipped or cracked? This could happen due to a sports injury or other accident, or even biting down on a particularly hard piece of food. When a tooth is damaged, even if said damage is minor, this could expose the sensitive inner dentin to bacteria, allowing cavities and eventually an infection to form. You may experience tooth sensitivity when you eat or drink, especially if the items are hot or cold, and you could develop a toothache that grows in severity, risking the eventual loss of your tooth. You may also feel uncomfortable with your appearance! But we can help with emergency dentistry.
Treatment for Your Smile
First, rinse with warm water and then use cloth or gauze to stem the bleeding. You can also control facial swelling with an ice pack to the side of the face. If you can recover any pieces of the tooth, try to do so and bring it with you in a sealed container. If not, don’t worry, we can still offer repair for your tooth.
Call our office right away. If this happens during our normal business hours, we may try to schedule a same-day appointment. If this happens outside of our normal business hours leave a message and a member of our team will reach out quickly with possible appointment times. When you arrive, we could address minor damage in one sitting with dental bonding, using the same material employed in our lifelike fillings. For more substantial injuries or cracked teeth, we could create and place a custom-made dental crown.
Protecting Your Teeth
We want to help you when you experience a dental emergency, but we would also like to offer care to prevent this from occurring. Talk to our team about a custom-made mouthguard to help protect your smile if you play full contact sports. Maintaining good oral hygiene also prevents decay and infection that weaken teeth and leave them more vulnerable to injury. If you have any questions about how we treat chipped or cracked teeth with dental emergency care, then contact our team today to learn more!
Learn More About Our Dental Emergency Services
We want to offer treatment for your damaged tooth right away. To schedule an appointment for dental emergency care, then just contact Robert M. Browne DDS in Prairie Village, KS by calling (913) 901-8585.