Emergency Dentistry in Calgary, AB
Have you ever taken a bite of hard food, like a nut, broke a tooth, and wondered if you should head to an emergency dentistry in Calgary, AB? While your first instinct may be to go to your dentists’ office, you should assess the damage to determine if you need an emergency or regular dental appointment.
What are Dental Emergencies
There is a difference between an urgent need for dental care and a dental emergency. A dental emergency is one that calls for immediate treatment to avoid potental life threatening situations. Three most common conditions that can be considered dental emergencies are:
- Uncontrollable oral bleeding
- Head or jaw trauma or injury that can potentially block a person’s airway
- Swelling in or outside of the mouth that can impact a person’s airway
In some situations, dentists want you to contact them after an accident if your tooth, jaw, or mouth is injured. Our dentists at Oasis Dental want to know about these situations below because they are emergencies:
- Broken teeth
- Missing or broken dental prosthetics
- Missing fillings
- Loose teeth, especially for adults
- Bleeding that doesn’t stop
- Intense toothaches
- Abscess
Before calling dentists near you, determine if you need to see one right away for loose teeth, bleeding, and painful toothaches. For a toothache, take a pain reliever to see if it dulls or takes away the pain. If it does, call your regular dentist for an appointment, but don’t delay because the tooth could get worse.
If your child has a loose tooth and it is a primary or baby tooth, straighten it and allow the gum to re-tighten around it. However, if it’s a permanent tooth, contact our emergency dentistry near you. A tooth that isn’t standing straight may need help getting back into position.
For bleeding, hold a piece of gauze to the tooth and gum to stop the blood flow. If the bleeding doesn’t stop after about a minute, call our dentists to determine when you can see someone for your bleeding tooth. There are many reasons why the bleeding won’t stop, including being on blood thinners, taking a daily aspirin, or other medical issues.
Apply Ice to Injuries
If you fall or are hit by a flying object and loosen or break a tooth, apply an ice pack to the area. It will help lessen the swelling and bruising on your face. The ice also acts as a pain reliever to help anything you take to deaden the discomfort.
Call Oasis Dental to determine when one of our dentists in Calgary, AB will be available to see you and repair the damage to your teeth.
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