Those who promptly respond to the early warning signs of bruxism, a persistent teeth grinding habit, can avoid potentially serious issues with dental damage. At our Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office, we can actually provide protection from nightly grinding and clenching, a source of trouble for many people. Unfortunately, not everyone addresses bruxism in time to prevent permanent harm from occurring. If you start your day with the discovery that your tooth is chipped, cracked, or otherwise damaged because of nightly grinding, we can take care to see you on short notice. At your emergency dental appointment, Dr. Browne can assess the damage to your tooth and recommend the appropriate care to protect it and improve your smile! (more…)
Seeking Urgent Care For A Cracked Tooth
When your tooth cracks, you can have a hard time ignoring the discomfort, and you can feel alarmed by the effect physical damage has on the way you look. The trouble with physical dental trauma is that you become vulnerable to infection as well as to further physical damage. Your Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office is prepared to help you take on this and other problems with physical harm during an emergency dental visit! Your appointment will concern more than just the cosmetic impact of your injury. We can carefully evaluate your tooth to determine if you need work to restore your oral health, which can include work to address internal damage. (more…)
Emergency Treatment To Stop A Toothache
What will it take to put a stop to your toothache? Once dental pain starts to affect you, this can be a question you urgently want answered. You can also wonder how long it will take before you can undergo a procedure to address your discomfort. At our Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office, we want our patients to know that we take problems with pain and sensitivity seriously. If you have a severe or prolonged issue with dental discomfort, we can bring you in for an emergency procedure. During your appointment, we will take a careful look to see what we can do to properly restore your tooth and put a stop to your pain. (more…)
Bringing A Lost Tooth To Your Dentist
Any dental injury is cause for concern, but the loss of a tooth can be especially upsetting. If this is a problem you have to endure, know that your Prairie Village, KS dentist is prepared to help. While a tooth can be saved after it is knocked out, the time it takes you to arrange and undergo care will affect your chance to regain your full smile. Because we provide emergency dental services, we can make treatment more likely to end with your tooth being returned to its socket. With that said, you should take care to properly handle a tooth when it is dislodged. In the event we cannot save your tooth, we can discuss prosthetic work that can give you a complete, confident smile. (more…)
Contact Your Dentist About Tooth Pain
After you start to feel a pain in your tooth, you can hope the issue is just a short-term inconvenience. If that pain persists, you should treat the matter like a potentially serious oral health issue. One thing our Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office does to help patients with tooth pain is make emergency appointments available. Because you can see us on short notice, you can receive prompt care and information on the cause of your discomfort. If your trouble with discomfort has not subsided, or if you have severe pain that worries you, we can offer treatment to resolve the matter while preserving your smile. Of course, our dental office is also here to provide routine care that can lower your risk for problems over time. (more…)
How Emergency Dentistry Restores Smiles
Access to emergency dental work will help you address potentially painful problems in a short time. It also makes complications from oral health trouble less likely to affect you. Many problems that call for urgent treatment with your dentist can affect more than just your well-being; you can also have concerns about your smile. At our Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office, we offer services that can restore the look of damaged or otherwise unhealthy teeth as well as your dental health. Because of this, we can make sure you finish treatment with renewed confidence in both your oral health and appearance! (more…)
We Offer Prompt Care For A Broken Tooth
While we are here to provide general dental services for our patients, we are also ready to take on urgent oral health issues. Your Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office can arrange your emergency treatment if you experience an urgent issue. For example, if you break a tooth, we can bring you in, evaluate the issue, and provide the appropriate treatment. Prompt care can be particularly important after a physical injury. Until your tooth’s health is restored, you will have to be careful about putting pressure on it, as you can end up damage it further. You can also face a heightened risk for infection until the matter is addressed. (more…)
Is There Any Way To Save A Tooth That Feels Loose?
You can be relieved that your tooth is still in place after a physical injury, but worried over its loose, insecure feeling. A loose tooth is not a problem that you should ignore. In fact, you can end up losing that tooth if you do not seek treatment as soon as possible! The good news is that your Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office is prepared to help you when your tooth feels loose after an injury, or in any other situation that might call for emergency dental work. At your appointment, Dr. Browne will determine what can be done to restore your oral health and preserve your smile. If the injury is so serious that we cannot save your tooth, we can still recommend care that will replace the tooth you lost and prevent further problems. (more…)
Emergency Dentistry And The Prevention Of Tooth Loss
Are you going to lose an injured tooth? Whether it is broken, knocked loose, or completely knocked out, you can make an effort to save it. At our Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office, we provide emergency dental services to our patients so that we can minimize the consequences of an injury, severe cavity, or other problem that can call for urgent treatment. It is possible that a vulnerable tooth will be lost. With that said, prompt care makes this less likely, as we can treat the tooth before there are complications that affect its health. If there is no way to save the tooth, we can discuss prosthetic dental work that will fully restore your smile. (more…)
What You Should Know About Tooth Pain And Emergency Care
Tooth pain is something that can quickly become too uncomfortable to ignore. However, many people may hesitate to rush out for treatment because they are not sure if what they have counts as a dental emergency, or where they can even receive emergency care! At our Prairie Village, KS dental office, we are ready to take on urgent oral health concerns when they arise. Through your visit, you can undergo an evaluation to find the source of your pain, receive treatment to stop the discomfort, and receive a custom dental restoration to protect your tooth. You should know that tooth pain that does not subside can be a sign of an infection, something that can lead to complications like tooth loss and the spread of bacteria to other areas. (more…)