An emergency dentist knows how to fix trauma to your teeth. This can occur during a fall, a car accident, or when playing your favorite sport. Breaking a tooth may involve a considerable amount of pain, depending on the extent of nerve damage. Other emergencies are due to severe pain caused by a tooth infection or severe decay. 

Emergency Dentist Port St Lucie and Stuart: How to Be Seen Immediately

In certain situations, you can’t afford to wait to treat your emergency dental problems. For instance, you may need to see an emergency dentist in if you’re experiencing sharp toothache pain or had a traumatic accident. Other signs you may need to see an emergency dentist in St Lucie County:

1. Sensitivity to heat: while sensitivity to cold is fairly common and does not require emergency treatment, tooth sensitivity to heat may indicate an infection is present, especially if accompanied by swelling and/or fever.

2. Fractured tooth: a fractured tooth may cause momentary, sharp pain while biting or chewing as the pieces move. If left untreated, a fractured tooth can allow bacteria to enter and infect the tooth pulp within.

3. Broken braces or wires: this should be rectified immediately by making an appointment with your orthodontist.

4. Swelling in the mouth or gums: This may indicate the presence of an infection. The area will appear red and feel tender and warm to the touch

5. Abscessed tooth: an abscessed tooth is the result of untreated cavities. It is indicated by a pus formation near the root of the tooth and will require a root canal to drill out the infected portion of the tooth. You may also require antibiotics.

Typically, an emergency dentist is needed when you either can’t take the pain, need an immediate fix for a tooth, teeth, or dentures, or if you’re running a fever due to a tooth related issue.

Common Treatments for Dental Emergencies:

• Tooth Extraction
• Wisdom Tooth Extraction
• Root Canal
• Crowns

Anxious or fearful of the dentist?

We offer Oral Conscious sedation and nitrous to ensure you are comfortable during any procedure.

HOW IS DENTAL TRAUMA TREATED IN OUR OFFICE?

After a thorough examination, which may include x-rays, the treatment of trauma caused to the teeth may include tooth extraction, pain medication, antibiotics, cold compress, stitches, cosmetic repair, a nerve block, protective dentin covering, tooth preimplantation, and others depending on the person and severity.

Also depending on the person and severity, you may be advised to visit your dentist on a regular basis.

Never try and treat a dental emergency by yourself. Unnoticeable wounds can occur to neighboring teeth and tissue that can only be detected with a professional dental examination.

FOR TOOTHACHES: apply a cold compress outside your mouth or cheek to minimize pain.

FOR KNOCKED-OUT TEETH: try to retrieve the tooth, and place it in a glass of milk until you can see your dentist.

FOR LOST FILLINGS: temporarily place a piece of sugar-free gum in the cavity, and see your emergency dentist in Port St Lucie as soon as possible.

FOR SOFT-TISSUE INJURIES: control bleeding by rinsing your mouth out in a mild salt-water solution, and see your dentist or doctor right away.

FOR ABCESSES: for pimple-like swellings on your gum, rinse your mouth out in a mild salt water solution (1/2 tsp of salt in a small glass of water)

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