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Emergency Dental Care

Taking Care Of Your Teeth When Needed Most

King George, VA's Top Dentist for Same Day Emergency

Though dental injuries occur most commonly in children and teenagers, everyone can experience dental trauma. Dental trauma can usually be attributed to sports mishaps, car accidents, bad falls, or other accidents. When your dental health is at risk, we will do everything we can to make sure that you’re treated as soon as possible.

Call 911 or visit an emergency room or urgent care if this is a medical or life-threatening emergency or if you lose consciousness.

When you are in pain from a toothache or other dental emergency, everything else gets put on hold. Of course, emergencies, including dental emergencies, always seem to happen at the most inconvenient times. Our family dentist in King George, VA understands that a dental emergency can be scary, painful, and stressful. We want to help. Call us if you need same day emergency dental care.

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Taking Care Of Your Teeth When Needed Most

Call 911 or visit an emergency room or urgent care if this is a medical or life-threatening emergency or if you lose consciousness.

When you are in pain from a toothache or other dental emergency, everything else gets put on hold. Of course, emergencies, including dental emergencies, always seem to happen at the most inconvenient times. The Dahlgren Dental team understands that a dental emergency can be scary, painful, and stressful. We want to help. Call us if you need emergency dental care.

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Chipped or Fractured Teeth

Chipped teeth account for the majority of dental emergencies. Chips can usually be fixed by reattaching the broken piece or by placing a tooth-colored filling. If a significant portion of the tooth is broken off, an artificial crown may be needed to restore the tooth. If cracks extend into the root of a tooth, a root canal, and a full-coverage crown may be needed to restore function to the tooth or the tooth may require extraction.

Dislodged Teeth

Sometimes a tooth may be pushed sideways out of its socket. The dentist can often reposition and stabilize your tooth. Root canal treatment is usually needed for adults whose permanent teeth have been dislodged and should be started a few days following the injury.

Knocked-Out Teeth

Perhaps one of the scariest feelings is when a tooth is knocked out of the mouth. Don’t panic! Handle the tooth gently and quickly and carefully rinse it in water. Do not brush or attempt to clean the tooth in any other way. The less time a tooth is out of its socket, the better chance there is that your dentist can save it. If the affected tooth is a baby tooth, you should not attempt to save it. If we think the tooth can be saved, our same day emergency dentist in King George, VA will place a stabilizing splint on the tooth for several weeks. A tooth canal may be necessary, based on the condition of the roots.

Root Fractures

An injury to the tooth cause sometimes causes a horizontal root fracture, which can affect the overall health of the tooth. The closer the fracture is to the root tip, the better chance your dentist will have at repairing the tooth. Fractures along the gum line prove more difficult to repair. To repair a tooth with a horizontal root fracture, your dentist may need to stabilize the tooth with a splint for best results.

Root Resorption

When your teeth sustain a traumatic injury, your body may try to reject it, even if you’ve received treatment to repair the tooth. Resorption can occur in several parts of the tooth, including the pulp, the enamel, or in the root. Make sure to regularly visit our office after a tooth injury to make sure your tooth is healing properly.

Root Fractures

Root Resorption

Traumatic Dental Injuries in Children

Chipped baby teeth can be aesthetically restored and, in rare cases, dislodged baby teeth can be repaired. Attempting to save knocked-out baby teeth, however, should be avoided. Replanted baby teeth can cause severe damage to permanent teeth. Our emergency pediatric dentist in King George, VA will carefully monitor permanent teeth affected by dental trauma to ensure that the teeth continue to grow as they should.

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