What is an Endodontic Emergency?
Key Takeaways: Endodontic Emergencies: Involve severe tooth pain or infection, often requiring immediate attention to prevent worsening symptoms. Common Signs: Persistent pain, swelling, pus, and sensitivity, often following trauma or failed treatments, are the most common signs. Emergency Treatments: May include procedures like pulpotomies, pulpectomies, or root canal retreatment, and timely care is essential to…
Read MoreCan A Tooth Infection Be Cured With Antibiotics?
If you are experiencing throbbing pain around a tooth, you may wonder whether you have a tooth infection. If you do, you may also wonder, “can a tooth infection be cured with antibiotics?” Unfortunately, treating a dental infection usually involves much more than antibiotics. Sometimes the best treatment may not include antibiotics at all. To…
Read MoreHow To Handle Dental Emergencies While Traveling?
If you have a vacation or business travel plan, you may want to develop a plan for how to handle dental emergencies while traveling. While you will most likely never have a dental emergency, knowing what to do will give you a better chance of saving your teeth if you experience one! Please remember this…
Read MoreWhere to Go for a dental emergency? Our Guide
No matter how carefully we plan, sometimes emergencies happen. While we can’t plan for a dental emergency, we can prepare. We urge all of our patients to take the time to learn where to go for a dental emergency. This information is intended to help you plan for your own and your family’s dental needs.…
Read MoreDo You Need Emergency Dental Care?
It is important to know what kinds of injuries require emergency dental care, so you can make sure that your family’s teeth are taken care of, while avoiding unnecessary trips to the emergency room. Accidents can happen at all times of the day or night. Some oral injuries may need immediate treatment, while others can…
Read MoreDental Emergencies and What To Do
Accidents happen, and knowing what to do when one occurs can mean the difference between saving and losing a tooth.
Read MoreBe Prepared for Dental Emergencies
Accidents happen, and knowing what to do when one occurs can mean the difference between saving and losing a tooth. For all dental emergencies, it’s important to visit your dentist as soon as possible. Most dentists reserve time in their daily schedules for emergency patients so be sure to call your dentist and provide as…
Read MoreCase Study: Cone Beam Detects Perforation
This patient was referred to our practice to evaluate tooth #7, her upper right lateral incisor. She was a healthy 34-year-old female, and had a bump on her gum tissue above this tooth, but with no pain in the area.
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