Sometimes it’s an emergency dentist who is required to take care of various kinds of immediate dental problems. Here are some things to think about.
An emergency dentist is sometimes required to take care of oral health care needs that just cannot wait. Routine items can wait until Monday morning or even later in the week if a dental issue comes up. But if something happens due to an accident,
injury or one that is causing lots of pain in the patient, this problem needs to be resolved immediately.
A dental practitioner is an oral health care practitioner who has gone to school for many years in order to be qualified. The average DDS has attended an undergraduate university for four years where he or she most likely studied anatomy, physiology, chemistry and mathematics. In order to be admitted into dentistry college, the applicant must face some tough competition. He or she must have stellar grades and be able to pass an interview with flying colors. Not everyone has what it takes to become this type of professional. Dental college lasts another four years of academics and hands on clinic time.
A routine appointment may include examinations, checkups, x-rays, and cleanings. These should be done every six months. Other fairly common reasons to make an appointment with a practitioner include having a cavity filled, having teeth straightened, and cosmetic services such as capping, veneers, dental implants, whitening and brightening. These do not usually involve immediate need and can be scheduled to fit the doc’s calendar as well as the patients’.
Some emergency situations that arise may involve accidents, infections or injuries. Automobile accidents may cause a blow to the mouth region which can harm the teeth. Sporting injuries are common, as well. Hockey pucks, baseballs or bats or golf balls or clubs have been known to knock an athlete’s pearly whites out of the mouth or at least knocked loose. Assault can also pop a person’s tooth out, as well. A punch to the oral region or a blow with a weapon can cause extreme devastation in a tooth. Infections can also send a patient into agony. Untreated maladies that may end up requiring extractions or root canals can cause such high scale pain that a grown man may cry. Not only is dental pain intensely uncomfortable but it can spread throughout the body, causing lots of other seemingly unrelated problems.
Some examples of physical difficulties that may arise from dental decay include heart disease, clogged arteries, gingivitis, diabetes complications, osteoporosis complications, and premature birth. Oral health care is more important than simply having an attractive smile. Taking good care of the teeth and gums is an act toward initiating wellbeing in the entire body.
When an emergency dentist is required, it’s important to not panic. If a tooth has been knocked out, it should be wrapped up and brought in to the dentist. If extreme pain or bleeding occurs, this is an urgent matter which should be tended to ASAP. All medical personnel, including your DDS, have an emergency hotline number to call if it’s after hours or on a holiday. Most docs have a back up practitioner to cover for them if they are out of town. If all else fails, an individual should take themselves or their loved one to the local hospital or Urgent Care clinic.
