River Walk Dental Orthodontics
Dental Emergency Dentist
San Antonio TX
We are dedicated to providing expert general, family, and cosmetic dental procedures for you and your family.
Dental Emergency
There can be various emergencies, and one must know what are these injuries that may need immediate treatment. When your teeth are knocked out during a fight or in a play, or is positioned in a disarrangement, or fractured, etc. On top of this, your lips start showing the cracks, and the gums get cuts. The extruded shape needs to get in check by a dentist as soon as possible. Otherwise, the pain may get worse with the growing injury.
The most common dental emergencies are as follows:
- gum abscesses
- pulpal abscesses
- swelling, bleeding
- broken teeth
- pain on biting — often related to infection or cracked tooth
- inflammation around wisdom teeth
- trauma to the tooth from an accident
Accidents may happen at any point, and these emergencies may include bleeding swelling gums and an infinite pain which may lead to numerous causes afterwards. It is necessary to have a treatment from a dental professional and get a diagnosis as soon as possible.
We list down a few tips that one may use if suffering from common dental emergencies:-
- If you have got a knocked-out permanent or adult teeth, keep it moist at all times. If that is possible, try placing the tooth back in the area without touching the root. If it seems to be an impossible task, make sure you’re putting that amidst your cheek and gums, in milk, or use a tooth preservation product which includes the ADA Seal of Acceptance. Then, you may consult the dentist right away.
- If you have a crooked tooth, Fret no more! You can easily rinse your mouth with lukewarm water to cleanse the surface. If there’s still swelling, you may go for cold compresses on the face such that it lowers down.
- Even if you have bitten your tongue or your lips, mistakenly; you can easily are with water and gently apply a cold compress for a soothing effect.
- Rinse your mouth with lukewarm water, if there’s any toothache. Clean the space in gentle motions, and then you may use the dental clean-and-floss method such that there is no remaining substance of food left in between the areas.
Pro-tip: Don’t put aspirin on the aching gums/teeth. - If something is stuck and is bothering you for a long time, then try removing it from the floss method. Make sure that you are not releasing it with the help of any sharp object or any pointed instrument that may result in more pain.
