How To Handle A Dental Emergency

How To Handle A Dental Emergency

Find out what situations warrant an immediate visit to our Glenview dental office.dental emergency

Whether your child received a damaging blow to the mouth while playing sports or you were chomping on the end of your pen and noticed a piece of your tooth had chipped off, there are certain problems that require our Glenview, IL, dentists’ urgent attention. Putting off a dental emergency can spell big trouble for your smile. Don’t let it happen to you. Here are common dental emergencies and how you should handle them.

Cracked or Fractured Tooth

While not all cracks will warrant an emergency visit it’s always a good idea to give us a call and determine whether you need to come in now or whether we can see you in a day or two. Some minor cracks can be handled with non-invasive options like dental bonding. However, more severe cracks may require a dental crown.

Knocked-Out Tooth

If you have lost a permanent tooth the most important thing you can do is keep the tooth from drying out. Handle the tooth by the crown and try to gently place the tooth back into the socket. If the tooth won’t go back in then place the tooth in the side of your cheek or in a container of milk and head right to our office.

Toothache

While dental pain may not seem like a cause for concern it’s important that you seek the source of your pain right away. Decay or an infection could be to blame, and these issues won’t clear up without a dental filling, crown or root canal treatment.

It’s necessary to note that while these practices are important to reducing pain and swelling, and could even save your tooth, it’s important that you don’t assume that these actions negate a visit to our office. It’s important that you seek immediate dental care if you are faced with any of these problems.

If you are experiencing a true dental emergency then it’s time you called Family Dental in Glenview, IL. Let us restore your smile so that it’s good as new again.

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