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Emergency Dentist Yonkers

There is nothing more disheartening than going through a painful dental emergency and having trouble finding an emergency dentist in Yonkers. Because we’ve struggled with this ourselves, we created a 24-hour emergency dentist referral network to help patients find an emergency dentist Yonkers as soon as they need one. Let us take the search into our hands – call us at (914) 326-0857 and we’ll call you back with an appointment in as little as 24 hours.

What You’ll Need for Your Emergency Dentist Appointment

The last thing you’ll want to do is have to go back home because you forgot something needed for your appointment:

• Paperwork taken home from your most recent dental visit
• A detailed list of current medications and known allergies
• Applicable dental insurance information for processing and filing a claim

Because you’ll more than likely have to fill out some paperwork for your patient profile, make sure you arrive at least 15 minutes early. This is also so you have enough time to ask questions without cutting into your appointment time. Don’t be afraid to speak up about your fears over going to the dentist, either. This is perfectly normal to go through. The emergency dentist and their staff will only be able to help you with your fears and keep you comfortable if they know about them.

The Most Common Dental Emergencies Treated

Dental emergencies are typically the result of an accident or injury, but others are the endgame of an oral health problem that was untreated, not realized, or just ignored. No matter what the problem is at the time, you need to make sure that any sustained head trauma is treated first. This injury takes priority on all others.

Lost or Knocked Out Teeth

Losing a tooth can be pretty alarming, especially if the tooth was knocked out. However, before moving forward, you must be completely sure that you don’t have a concussion or any other degree of head trauma. If you’ve managed to find the tooth, make sure you don’t handle it by the root and only handle it by the crown. Handling it by the root, which is the part of the tooth you don’t see in your mouth, can cause irreversible damage to it. You can try to put it back into the empty socket as a temporary measure yourself, but storing it in a cup of either milk or water is also possible.

Oral Infections and Abscessed Teeth

Oral infections are never to be taken lightly because they have the potential to be just as lethal as an infection in the body. If you leave an oral infection untreated for an extended period of time, you’re likely to develop blood poisoning and, if still untreated, even death. If you see a red bump, or anything that looks like a pimple, in your mouth, you need to call us immediately, especially if you’re experiencing a toothache, in addition. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize they have an oral infection until the pain begins, but they’re easy to spot if you know what you’re looking for.

The Loss of a Filling or Crown

Losing a filling or a crown is bound to happen if you have one put into place. They don’t last a lifetime and wear out with age and damage. If you lose one, make sure you act fast, however. You don’t want to cause further damage to the tooth that could make it impossible to refill or recap. You need to go to your local drug store and get dental cement, cotton balls or gauze to cut up later on. No matter which method you use, make sure the hole is covered at all times until you get to the appointment we booked for you.

Going for an Emergency Tooth Extraction

Needing an emergency tooth extraction can be something extremely scary to face, but you’ll actually feel a bit better if you know how the procedure works. Once the numbing agent, which is administered to the extraction area, has had a chance to kick in, the emergency dentist will use a special set of dental pliers to rock the tooth around in the socket. If it doesn’t come out, he or she will break it up into smaller pieces and remove it by the fragment. Once the tooth is out, the emergency dentist, or someone from their staff, will go over important aftercare instructions. Make sure you follow their instructions at home every day to avoid getting an infection.

Same Day Denture Repair in Yonkers

It’s been hard to find same day denture repair in Yonkers and emergency denture repair Yonkers, which is why we’ve added denture lab technicians who work closely with emergency dentists to our network. You only to have one appointment booked through us to have your set of dentures repaired or to receive a fitting, all done on the same day.

The Emergency Dentist or Emergency Room Doctor

As we mentioned before, head trauma must always be treated before anything else, even if you have a wide variety of oral health problems that need treatment. Only an emergency room doctor can treat your head trauma, so dental emergencies will have to wait until that is taken care of. Some emergency rooms have emergency dentists on call, but that’s something very rarely found. Only an emergency dentist can save your teeth, but they aren’t able to treat your head trauma. While you are receiving treatment for your head trauma, call us so we can get an appointment booked for you with an emergency dentist.