If a tooth ends up cracked, chipped, or begins to hurt due to issues like tooth decay or infection, you need help. To stop pain and keep your smile full, we can provide emergency dentistry. In today’s blog, Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS, talks about repairing damaged teeth with emergency dentistry.
The Causes of a Damaged Tooth
How does a tooth end up damaged? This could be due to an injury that cracks or chips a tooth, or break one severely or even knocks one loose. You could also bite down on a popcorn kernel or a piece of ice, as this could cause minor injuries too. When a tooth is damaged, this exposes the sensitive inner tissues to bacteria, which increases the risk of tooth decay and infection. To preserves your smile and prevent pain down the road, we can repair your tooth and save it with emergency dentistry.
How We Help with Emergency Dentistry
When you injure a tooth, then call us for emergency dentistry right away. If you reach us during our normal operating hours, we will try to see you same-day for treatment. If you call us and we are closed, don’t hangup! Just leave a message and then hang up, so we can reach out shortly with possible appointment times to see you and render aid.
In the meantime, you can control bleeding with cloth or gauze, or use an ice pack to the side of the face to avoid serious swelling. You can take an over-the-counter pain reliever too.
Easing Pain and Restoring Your Tooth
Our team will examine your smile to assess the severity of your damage and plan treatment with a personalized approach. We will numb your tooth to ensure you stay comfortable using a local anesthetic. Once we do, we can provide repair. For minor injuries, we could use composite resin in a bonding procedure to repair the tooth, all in only one sitting. If you have more severe breakage or a fracture, we could instead repair the tooth with a custom and lifelike dental crown. We want to ensure that afterward you look good, feel comfortable, and avoid complications down the road. Our team can even discuss custom mouthguards to better protect your smile!
If you have any questions about how we treat a cracked, chipped, or broken tooth, or if you wat to see us right away for emergency treatment, then reach out to our team today to get started.
Our Team Provides Emergency Dental Care
Our team wants to help offer emergency dentistry and safeguard your smile from complications. Call Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS, today at (913) 681-5500 to schedule your visit with our friendly team.
