Our team offers emergency dental care when you have a damaged tooth, or one that has been knocked loose or out. When this happens, you need treatment to avoid worsening pain or even the risk of losing a tooth. In today’s blog, Dr. Robert M. Browne talks about the signs you need emergency dental care!
The Need for Emergency Dental Care
When do you need emergency dental care? When an injury chips, cracks, or breaks a tooth, you need to see our team. We also want to see if you if a tooth is knocked out or loose, or if you have damaged or lost a filling or crown. Again, if something happens to compromise a dental prosthetic or orthodontic appliance, then consider an appointment to prevent interruptions to treatment and major complications. Emergency dentistry can stop discomfort and save your smile from issues like tooth loss.
When these situations happen, rinse with warm water, apply cloth or gauze to stem bleeding, and use a cold compress to keep facial swelling under control.
How Toothaches Threaten Smiles
While some situations may be obvious, you may also need emergency dental care if you have a toothache. When your tooth begins to hurt, this could mean a severe cavity or possibly an infection, treatment is needed to stop the pain and avoid the risk of tooth loss and the spread of infection. With emergency dentistry, we can treat the source of your pain and keep your smile healthy and full!
Just call our office and if we are open, we will try to see you same-day for treatment. If we are closed, then leave a message so a team member can reach out with possible appointment times and suggestions for protecting your smile until we can see you for care.
How We Treat Dental Emergencies
How does our team treat a dental emergency? For a chipped tooth, we could offer bonding to repair it in one visit with a lifelike composite resin, the same we use in our fillings. A crown could take on more severe breakage or a fracture. Our team can then discuss a special mouthguard to help protect smiles if you play sports. If you have any questions about the signs that you need emergency dental care, or if you would like to schedule an appointment with our team, then contact our office today to learn more and get started!
Schedule an Appointment and Enjoy Help From Dr. Browne, DDS
Emergency dental care can offer repair and save teeth from major complications. If you have pain or injury and need emergency dental care, then call Dr. Robert M Browne, DDS in Prairie Village, KS at (913) 901-8585 today. We can restore your smile!