Dental Emergencies
Sunday, April 26th, 2009By far the most common dental emergency is a knocked out, fractured, or chipped tooth.
There are many factors which can cause damage to the teeth such as: a physical injury (a blow to the face), biting into something hard or awkwardly shaped, leaking/old fillings, root canaled teeth without crowns and many more.
IT IS VERY IMPROTANT TO SEE A DENTIST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF YOUR EMERGENCY.
Should an entire tooth be knocked out, submerge the whole tooth in a glass or zip top plastic bag with milk and see a dentist immediately or within the hour. If done quickly there is a much higher success rate to save the tooth.
Fractures range in severity. You may break off only a small portion of a tooth, or a much larger portion, even the entire crown. Once the enamel is compromised it is more susceptible to decay, or the decay may be the reason for your fracture. If left too long the exposed tooth can become easily decayed. If it is already decayed the bacteria can reach the nerve causing infection, abscess, and possible nerve damage resulting in a root canal, and even an extraction.
***Remember, it is always better to retain as much of your natural tooth structure and repair any damage as early/minimally as possible, then to wait until it becomes a much larger problem.
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