What is Emergency Dental Care?
Dental emergencies require prompt attention from a team dedicated to your health. If you or a loved one are in need of emergency tooth care near you, our team of dentists is here to restore health, comfort, and appearance to your smile. We leave space in our schedule to accommodate dental emergencies, including emergency weekend dental care, and do our best to get you in to see one of our dentists on the same day. With over 30 years of experience, our team has extensive skills in treating all types of dental emergencies. Some of those most common include knocked-out (avulsed) or partially knocked-out (extruded) teeth, broken teeth or restorations, loose crowns or bridges, and injuries to the mouth received from accidents or sports trauma.
When you or a family member needs emergency dental care in Houston, TX, rest assured that our family dental practice is at your service, even after-hours and on weekends. Dental emergencies are a priority for our skilled team as swift, efficient care is often needed to preserve oral health. Please contact Made Ya Smile Dental right away if an injury, pain, or other issue is interfering with your health and wellness. We will get you in to see one of our caring dentists as soon as possible.
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When Should I Seek Emergency Dental Care?
Dental emergencies do not always occur during business hours. If you need urgent dental care in Houston, TX, during the day, after-hours, or on the weekend, please call our office right away so that we can provide instructions on how to care for your mouth until you arrive at our office. Not all dental emergencies cause pain or discomfort. If any trauma or damage occurs to your teeth, gums, or other structures in or around your mouth, it is important for our team to determine if treatment is necessary.
You may have a dental emergency if you experience any of the following:
- Knocked-out teeth
- Cracked or broken teeth or fillings
- Loose or dislodged crowns, bridges, or fillings
- Injury to the mouth or jaw
- Tooth abscesses or infections
- Pain or discomfort that lasts
- Unexplained bleeding
What Are The Benefits Of Emergency Dental Care?
Our team understands that dental emergencies can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Emergency dental care at any one of our dental clinics can be essential in helping to prevent your dental emergency from turning into a more complex problem. Some of the most common benefits of emergency dental care are:
- Reduced risk of infections
- Pain relief
- Reduced risk of losing a damaged tooth
- Improves the appearance of your smile
- Restored functionality
What Should I Expect During My Visit?
Our caring team is here to help provide comfort and stress-free care in an emergency situation. When you contact our office and let our team know about your dental emergency, we will schedule you to come in as soon as possible. Each dental emergency that we treat is unique. Our dentists take a personalized approach to providing the best possible care for your needs and getting you back to enjoying a comfortable and healthy smile. Digital x-rays or 3D oral scans may be taken to check for hidden damage and to give our dentists an idea of how your emergency may be affecting your comprehensive health.
After reviewing your mouth and providing a clinical evaluation, we will discuss your treatment options. Depending on your emergency situation, we will either provide treatment at that visit or deliver palliative care and schedule you to come back at a later time to complete your treatment. If you experience severe bleeding or trauma to your face, head, or neck, please visit the emergency room for immediate care. We can treat any oral needs once your emergency situation is stabilized.
Recovery Following Emergency Care
At your dental emergency visit, our dentists will let you know how to care for your mouth after your treatment is complete. We may give you a prescription for antibiotics for any infection or pain relievers to make your recovery period comfortable. If you have swelling in your face or jaw, cold compresses may provide relief. Eating soft foods may also be helpful until your mouth has returned to normal. To help you avoid common dental emergencies in the future, we may recommend the use of mouth guards when participating in sports, which can be custom-created by our team for a comfortable fit. Chewing on ice, fingernails, or other objects is also to be avoided as these types of parafunctional habits often lead to oral damage, like chipped or broken teeth. Our dentists recommend keeping up with routine home care and will continue to monitor your oral health following a dental emergency at your future bi-annual dental cleaning and exam visits.
Will My Insurance Cover My Emergency Visit?
Depending on your dental emergency and required care, certain procedures may be covered by your dental insurance. We will contact your provider to review your benefits and inform you of any out-of-pocket costs for your care. At Made Ya Smile Dental, we understand that dental emergencies are not planned and will work with you to help your treatment fit comfortably within your budget. Our practice accepts several methods of payment, including low-interest financing with CareCredit®.
Emergency Dental Care FAQ
What might be considered a dental emergency?
Lingering pain, sudden swelling in the mouth, and unmanageable discomfort all could be dental emergencies. If you experience any of these — or something between the teeth you can't remove with floss, a lost filling or crown, a lost tooth, or a chipped or cracked tooth, we urge you to contact our office to see if you need emergency services.
What should I do if a tooth gets knocked out?
The most important thing to do when you get a knocked-out tooth is act fast. Before calling our office, we suggest you try to put the tooth back into its socket; if this isn't possible, place it in a small cup of milk. This will help keep the tooth alive until you get to the office. Once you call our office, we'll do our best to get you in as soon as possible.
When is a toothache considered an emergency?
A toothache can be a pain — both literally and figuratively — however, if it's severe enough to keep you up at night or just doesn't seem to go away, you should reach out to our office as this could be a sign of a tooth infection, which could spread to other areas of the body.
About Emergency Dental Care
Dental emergencies place your health, comfort, and overall well-being at risk. If you or your family member experience a dental emergency, turn to the dental team patients trust to provide prompt, personalized care for their smiles. Timely treatment for dental emergencies, like emergency tooth fillings and replacing broken teeth, requires immediate and experienced care to keep your smile healthy and happy. Contact our emergency dentists in Houston, TX at Made Ya Smile Dental right away if you or someone you love has a dental emergency, and we will get you in to see us as soon as possible.
