Dental work is usually done when you schedule appointments with your dentist and this will be the case around 99% of the time. But there is that 1% that requires an immediate visit to a dentist to take care of the issue. We will cover this 1% of dental issues that crop up that require an emergency visit to the dentist. With the team at Parkwoods Dental Office, your emergency dentistry office in North York, Ontario is prepared for most emergencies that can happen with the latest dental equipment and practices available.
Sports Injuries - Knocked Out Tooth
Most non-athletes who play sports run the risk of getting an elbow to the face during a game of basketball or falling during a flag football game. These incidents can cause a major shock trauma to your teeth and one of them could be knocked out due to the force of the injury. In cases like this, it’s advisable to find the knocked-out tooth and place it in a glass of milk or salt water to preserve the tooth as best you can.
Another way is to place the tooth back into your mouth at the site of dislodgement after you clean the tooth properly. You can either hold your tooth in place or keep the tooth in place through other means (biting down on a pen or other apparatus) while you visit an emergency dentist. The dentist can possibly save your tooth if these measures are taken post-knockout.
Abscesses
You may notice some swelling in your jawline and major pain right above the swelling. This could be over your tooth or it could be centered over your gum line. These are abscesses and they’re nothing to joke around about as they can spread to other parts of your teeth or other parts of the body. Abscesses are bacterial infections that need to be dealt with as quickly as possible and an emergency dentist should be called in these situations. The dentist can administer antibiotics to combat the infection and if needed, can lance the swelling to extract the bacterial fluid buildup. You can get quick emergency care at Parkwoods Dental Office, your emergency dentistry office in North York, Ontario.
Broken Fillings
You may not have noticed that the compound used to seal your fillings has weakened over time until you bite down on that corn of the cob that you’re having for lunch. This requires a call to an emergency dentist as food, bacteria, and other particles can get inside the damaged tooth. Your emergency dentist will have all the materials needed to patch your tooth up to a reasonable degree to be able to eat food again. This patch-up job will be a temporary fix until you schedule a proper filling replacement within the next two weeks or so.
More Information
You can find out more about emergency situations by contacting Parkwoods Dental Office, your emergency dentistry office in North York, Ontario at (416) 444-2828.
