If you have an injury to your teeth or gums, or a severe toothache, you need to visit an emergency dentist in El Paso, TX as soon as possible. Ignoring the dental issue and delaying treatment can cause permanent damage to your oral health. However, if you’re wondering what to do if you experience a dental emergency, the following tips will help:
Are you having a dental emergency? Call our office for a same-day emergency dental visit.
If you have a dental emergency, it is important to contact our office as soon as possible. You can reach us by phone at (915)263-8333. Please provide detailed information about the injury so that we can give you appropriate care instructions. In some cases, we may recommend emergency treatment.
Toothaches
If you experience any discomfort, immediately rinse your mouth with lukewarm water and floss to remove food particles. If you have swelling in the cheeks or around the mouth area, apply a cold compress on those areas. To avoid gum tissue inflammation, do not place painkillers against gums. Schedule an appointment with our dentist as soon as possible.
Knocked-out tooth
Rinse the tooth with water gently if it is dirty. To avoid removing any attached tissue fragments, be careful not to force the tooth back into its socket; simply place it moist in a small container of milk or a cup of salt water. Time is crucial, so please call our office as soon as possible, we might be able to save it.
Broken or chipped teeth
If any of your braces are broken, save the pieces and rinse both them and your mouth with lukewarm water. If you’re bleeding, apply gauze to the affected area until the bleeding stops. To reduce swelling (and consequently pain), place a cold compress on the swollen area. Our dentist will determine the best course of treatment for your particular case.
Lost Dental Filling
In addition to making your smile look great, fillings, crowns, and veneers also protect and support treated teeth. Though these treatments usually last for years with regular dental visits and good oral hygiene at home, they can become dislodged if you eat sticky foods or have an accident that hits your face. Untreated bruxism (teeth grinding or clenching), underlying tooth decay, or simply expired lifespan are other reasons why these treatments might fail earlier than expected.
You should see your dentist to avoid losing, decaying or damaging your teeth. If you can’t get to the dentist right away, you can use dental cement as a temporary solution to protect a tooth that doesn’t have a restoration. You can find dental cement in most drugstores and pharmacies.
Wisdom tooth pain
There are varying degrees of critical care for wisdom tooth emergencies. Sometimes the partially erupted tooth causes an infection, called pericoronitis. If food gets trapped under a soft tissue layer, where the tooth is only partly surfaced, it can cause operculum— another form of pericoronitis.
Some patients need to have an emergency wisdom tooth extraction immediately because of an infection. The most frequent symptoms of these infections are swollen gums, pus or drainage close to the affected area, swelling along the side gum, and in some severe cases earaches.
Preventing dental emergencies
If you have experienced a dental emergency, you may be wondering what measures you can take in the future to prevent another one. The best way to protect yourself is by seeing your El Paso dentist twice yearly for comprehensive hygiene visits; if you keep these appointments, it’s much less likely that something painful and unexpected will arise.
In need of an emergency dentist? Call today!
Dental emergencies should not be taken lightly and should be treated as soon as possible. If you are experiencing a dental emergency, please contact our office for a same-day appointment. We will do our best to provide you with relief from your pain and help restore your oral health.
If you have a dental emergency, the best thing to do is call our office right away. We will be able to give you instructions on how to care for your mouth in the time before coming to our office. In some instances, we may recommend emergency care and schedule you for same-day emergency treatment. Call us today at (915) 263-8333 to schedule an appointment!
