Welcome to Star Dental Riverside. Your trusted and reliable Emergency Dentist. Our dental office knows that dental accidents can happen. We know how painful a dental emergency is. That you need and want prompt treatment immediately. Which is why we offer same day and next day emergency appointments. Walk-ins are also welcomed at our Riverside Dental Office.
Dental Emergencies We Can Help You With
Our emergency dentist can help with a variety of dental emergencies such as:
- chipped, cracked tooth
- loose tooth
- knocked out teeth
- lost fillings and or crowns
- lost dental wire
- broken jaw
- object lodged painfully between teeth
What To Do During A Dental Emergency
Call us first thing when you’re having a dental emergency. If there’s excessive bleeding and life-threatening injuries, call 911. Or go to the nearest hospital emergency room. These instructions apply as well to accidental swallowing of a dental appliance. Regardless of the severity, the most important thing is to stay calm and focused.
Severe pain is a common symptom during a dental emergency. To help reduce it, use an ice pack. Apply the ice over the pain areas for no more than 10 minutes per hour.
A lot of dental emergencies occur due to a traumatic injury. If you suspect a broken jaw, don’t move it. Immediately secure it in place with a towel or necktie and rush to the emergency room. If your injury resulted in less severe symptoms such as a loose or knocked out tooth due the following.
- rinse your mouth with warm water. Apply gauze and pressure to the area if there’s bleeding.
- place missing tooth pieces or the whole tooth itself if avulsed in a container. Milk, or saltwater to cover these pieces until you see the dentist.
- Apply a cold ice pack to the injured area if there’s noticeable swelling.
For other emergencies such as a lost filling or crown, it’s best to use common sense. Use ice compresses over the painful area. If you found the filling or crown, gently clean it and package it until you see the dentist.
Why Go To An Emergency Dentist Vs. The ER?
Many patients with a dental emergency have confusion about where exactly to go first. People often ask themselves, should I go to the ER for my severe tooth pain or see the dentist?
There’s a big fundamental reason why one should see an emergency dentist versus the ER. While both can provide relief, the ER will only be able to stop your pain temporarily. ER doctors are great at stopping pain, but they can’t address the root cause of tooth pain. So patients that see ER doctors will eventually need to go to the dentist. In fact, at the end of treatment, don’t be surprised if the ER instructs you to see a dentist.
When a dentist sees your tooth pain, you will get the best possible care. Not only will you get pain relief, but the cause of the pain is taken care of.
What Treatments Can An Emergency Dentist Do?
The majority of dental emergencies consist of 2 categories, pain or damage.
Damage Treatments
It’s quite common for teeth to get damage from an accident. The accidents can originate from sports, the workplace, or public slips, causing a variety of injuries. Typical tooth injuries can be chips, cracks, or fractures. The worst can be a loss of the tooth, avulsion for the best chance of success to save your teeth, see the emergency dentist right away.
Star Dental Group has a variety of dental treatments to help any emergency. From dental bonding, crowns, & teeth implants, there’s nothing we can’t handle for tooth restoration and repair.
Pain Treatments
When you have severe sudden tooth pain, the most likely culprit is an infection. With infections, root canal treatment is the best choice. Root canal therapy will clean the infection, protect the tooth, and save it from extraction. The other reason for severe pain can be wisdom teeth impact. With this, the treatment will be an extraction. Wisdom teeth can cause many issues, such as pain and infection when there’s no room for growth.
Why Choose Star Dental Riverside for Emergency Dentist?
With many 5 star reviews, our dental office has the trusted and reliable dentists in Riverside. Especially with their urgent dental emergencies. Our emergency dentists use the latest in cutting edge technology. Which allows us to help patients get immediate results and pain relief.
Our dental office accepts Medi-Cal and many PPO & HMO dental insurances. We also offer specials for new cash-paying patients. At Star Dental Group Riverside, our mission is to help everyone get the best dental care. Call us today to get seen immediately.
