When it comes to your oral health, it’s important to know when to schedule an appointment and wait and when you’re facing a dental emergency.
For our patients in the Martinsville, VA area, our team and clinic at Kids First Dental are fully equipped and ready to handle any dental emergency that may come our way. We will do everything we can to accommodate you as quickly as possible and will always accept walk-ins when it’s an emergency.
What Is Considered a Dental Emergency?
If you’ve experienced any of the following dental issues, we must urge you to get in touch with us right away:
- A knocked-out tooth
- A cracked or fractured tooth
- A chipped tooth yielding pain
- A dislodged tooth
- A misplaced crown or filling
- Severe toothaches and high pain levels
- Sustained injury to the soft tissue inside the mouth
Emergency Dental Services at Kids First Dental
Our team is always ready to handle your dental emergency. Some of the emergency dentistry services we offer in Martinsville, VA include:
- Repairs for bridges, dentures, implants, and broken teeth
- Cap and crown replacements
- Root canals
- Urgent fillings
- Extractions
- Dental bonding
- Sedation dentistry
How to Avoid a Dental Emergency
One of the most important aspects of avoiding the need for emergency dental care is maintaining a healthy mouth. Aside from regular at-home oral hygiene, it’s also important to address issues as they come up, rather than putting them off for them to get worse, escalating to a potentially urgent situation. Visiting your dentist once every six months can help offset the risk of a dental emergency.
Protecting your teeth from grinding during your sleep or when engaging in contact sports is another vital element to avoiding dental emergencies. Professionally fitted mouth guards can protect your dentition from becoming damaged.
Try not to chew on very hard foods like ice and hard candies—doing so can easily lead to chipped teeth.
If you’re experiencing a dental emergency, get in touch with us immediately. Alternatively, if you’re not sure if your circumstances constitute an emergency, consult with our team over the phone, and we’ll guide you in the right direction. For emergency dentistry and well as cosmetic and general dentistry needs, Kids First Dental provides the best care in Martinsville, VA.
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