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After-Hours or Emergency Dentistry for Children
What Is an Emergency Pediatric Dentist?
Emergency dentistry is an oral healthcare that treats patients in need of immediate care, because accidents and oral injuries don’t always fall neatly within the timeframe of normal practice hours. Your child could develop severe tooth pain on a weekend or in the middle of the night. Maybe they have an accident during a holiday when all businesses are closed.
This is the perfect occasion and the whole objective of a pediatric emergency dentist. An emergency dentist can quickly diagnose and determine the severity of the situation and treat you according to your emergency needs and in a prompt manner. There are just times in life when dental care is immediately needed, and in these times, an emergency dentist is who you need to call.
What Does Emergency Dentistry Treat?
Some of the reasons why parents bring a child to emergency dentistry include:
- Cracked Teeth
- Broken Teeth
- Abscessed Teeth
- Loose Teeth
- Severe Tooth Pain
- Knocked-Out Teeth
Many of these problems can’t wait, which is why it’s critical to contact an emergency dentist as soon as they happen, day or night, weekday or weekend. Many emergency practices are open 24/7, and if they don’t have a dentist immediately available, they will do their best to see your child within 24 hours. They will also give you instructions to maintain your child’s oral health until you can see an emergency dentist.
When Should You See an Emergency Dentist?
Most minor cracks and chips are not serious and do not merit a visit to an emergency dental clinic. In that case, simply make an appointment within the week with a cosmetic dentist. But if a tooth cracks or breaks and you can see yellow dentin or red exposed pulp, and it is accompanied by severe pain or bleeding, then it should be treated as an emergency. Call our office, your pediatric emergency dentist in Alpharetta, immediately.
Things to remember in case your child breaks or chips a tooth:
- Rinse their mouth out with warm water
- Apply pressure to stop any bleeding
- Preserve the broken tooth in milk, saline solution, water, or your child’s saliva
- Apply a cold compress to reduce pain and swelling
- Take an over-the-counter painkiller
- See an emergency dentist as soon as possible
Dental treatments for broken or chipped teeth vary from case to case, and our doctors will discuss the options available in your situation. The best possible thing you or anyone can do for the well-being of a broken tooth is to see the emergency dentist.
What Happens in an Emergency Dentist Appointment?
Before anything can be done, doctor needs to determine what the problem is. She will look for worrying signs such as gum inflammation, infection, and exposed nerves. She will then examine for any damage to the other teeth, lost or loose crowns, and any broken teeth that have rough edges.
Pain will be treated, as well as swelling and treatment of facial trauma that is affecting the teeth. But that doesn’t mean the problem can be completely fixed in one appointment. Mending the underlying problem may take an additional visit. However, emergency treatment can make any additional treatment simpler.
Crabapple Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Can Help With Your Child’s Dental Emergency
Here at Crabapple Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, we offer emergency services to pediatric patients who need urgent dental treatment. Call us at 678-824-6538 to tell us about your dental emergency or send us an email to learn more about our hours for emergency treatment. You can learn more about us by checking our business page, and make sure to get directions before heading our way.
