A: Actually, there’s several. Cavities, people that have a poor diet or who haven’t been to a dentist in the recent past. They can develop a cavity in the tooth which everyone as everyone is familiar with, those can hurt. The other one is a tooth that is broken that hasn’t been painful and then…
A: Generally speaking, no. However, an implant behaves pretty much like a tooth—it’s integrated in the bone. So, if the implant is loose, it’s going to be caused by an infection, which the infection can cause pain. So, it really depends; sometimes the implant, if it’s just the crown of the implant and that’s loose,…
A: That really depends on the type and extent of the injury. If it’s a broken tooth or broken teeth and not too large of fracture of the jawbone—we can see you here at my emergency dental office. If it involves large fractures of the jaw or crushing trauma to the face, those need to…
A: That’s a good question. That usually falls into the category where folks are cleaning their dentures and they drop it. Or, they put it in their purse or their pocket for some reason and it breaks or chips. Occasionally you can also lose a tooth on a denture. So, the best thing to…
A: If you are out and about and you have a crown come off or if you’re having dinner or brushing your teeth and your crown comes off and it’s causing you some pain and sensitivity—what we recommend is drying that area as best as you can, cleaning out the crown so that there’s no…
A: One of the questions I get quite a bit is: “Am I open on the weekdays?” “What times am I open?” and, “Am I open on the weekends?” So, JH Emergency Dental is open weeknights from 3 pm-9 pm and on weekends from 10:30 am-9:30 pm at night. We find those hours to be…
A: Good question, I get this question quite a bit— “I have a dental emergency, should I go to the hospital/emergency room?” You certainly can. If you have a fever of 101° or greater, have a swelling that’s closing your eye, or affecting your ability to breathe. The appropriate thing to do in these cases…
A: That one runs the gamut. So, a few obvious ones would be—pain, problems that don’t allow patients to sleep or chew. Swellings that are causing pain or fever. Toothaches that might hurt when they drink cold beverages or eat sweets. Some patients might find a missing tooth an emergency because they have an interview…
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