Emergency Dental Care

Does Your Dentist Provide It?

Emergency dental care is basically what it implies: Immediate care for your teeth or mouth due to extreme injury or pain.

What is it?

Emergency dental care: ◦ offered on the spot ◦ necessary to keep a patient’s teeth or mouth from

excessive bleeding

Preventive care:◦ Biannual checkups, screenings and cleanings your

dentist provides◦ X-rays taken by your dentist each year to look for

any abnormalities

How is it different from preventive care?

You may already have a dentist and are wondering, “Well how do I know if my dentist offers emergency care?”

How do you know if your dentist offers it?

Simply ask him. It’s probably not good that you don’t know, so find out as soon as you can. If he doesn’t, you may want to look into switching dentists.

There’s no way to prevent accidents from happening like falling on the cement or getting hit in the face with a ball.

How do you prevent emergency dental care?

However, you can prevent cavities from getting extremely painful or wisdom teeth from causing problems by brushing twice a day, flossing once a day and seeing your dentist on a regular basis.

Finding a great dentist simply takes research. Ask your friends and neighbors who they like then make sure the dentists you investigate offer emergency dental care among many of the other important services.

How can you find dentists that DO offer emergency care?

Take care of your teeth daily and go see your dentist if you haven’t already!