Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Dental Emergencies

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Dental Emergencies

Some general dentists, including our emergency dentist in Milwaukee, WI, treat dental emergencies. If you have a dental emergency, seeking care as soon as possible is crucial to ease pain and restore oral health.

Common Dental Emergencies

Toothaches are the most common dental emergencies. Typically, they result from a deep tooth infection requiring immediate treatment with your dentist.

Other dental emergencies include:

  • Oral pain
  • Oral swelling
  • Broken tooth
  • Knocked-out tooth
  • Broken restoration
  • Oral injury

With timely treatment, your dentist can sometimes save a knocked-out tooth. However, if a tooth cannot be saved by restoring, treating, or crowning, we’ll talk to you about tooth replacement. Replacing missing teeth is vital to your long-term oral health and confidence.

You can lower your risks for dental emergencies through regular exams and dental cleanings, brushing, and flossing. You should also talk to us about a mouthguard if you compete in athletics.

Through your dentist’s diligence and your at-home efforts, you can significantly lower your risks for tooth decay, dental infections, and oral injuries.

Gentle and Compassionate Emergency Dentistry in Milwaukee, WI

If you notice an oral health change that does not improve or if you have an emergency dental situation, contact our caring team as soon as possible to schedule a fast visit with the emergency dentist.

The good news is that, with all the options available in the field of dentistry today, Dr. Monteagudo can most likely find the perfect solution for your particular case. Bone grafting is certainly a possibility, but we can’t really know that until we’ve had a chance to perform a thorough assessment of your current condition.

Issues With Denture Fit

At WisconsinSmiles, we encourage our patients to seek help as soon as possible if they’re already experiencing some problems. To determine if you’re having a problem, look for things like using denture adhesives excessively, the need to chew only soft food, inability to taste some foods, and constant irritation and mouth sores.

You may have also noticed a change in your appearance because the position of your teeth and dental bite may have changed. For instance, in some cases, the nose and chin actually look like they’re getting closer together.

The sooner we address the problem with dental implants the more options you have open to you for treatment. Are you experiencing any of the above symptoms? If so, implants could very well be the answer for you. Please give our office a call to arrange a convenient consultation with Dr. Monteagudo to discuss your case.

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