What Does an Emergency Visit Involve?

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• Problem-Focused Oral Evaluation – Dr. Bushong performs a thorough evaluation of the area you are concerned with. This evaluation gathers the information he needs to make a diagnosis of the cause of your toothache and a plan for the treatment necessary to relieve it.  This evaluation may involve other areas of your mouth and jaws to determine the exact source of your pain or sensitivity or dull ache.

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• Offering Same-day Dental Treatment – The treatment that is recommended will depend on the cause and extent of the dental emergency. Common solutions that our emergency dentist may perform include: dental fillings, dental crowns, dental bridges, oral surgery to include emergency tooth extractions, bone graft, same day dental implant placement, root canal, partial dentures, immediate full dentures, recementing dental caps, crowns or bonding dental veneers.  We know your time is valuable, so we do as much as we can for you at each visit. Why wait any longer?  We can offer sedation dentistry if you prefer and even DentalVibe to minimize the discomfort of injections or dental shots!  Just let us know how we can help you.

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• X-rays – Dental x-rays are an essential part of any dental exam. In some cases of large cavities, an x-ray is not only necessary to diagnose the decay, but can help diagnose the presence of infection and inflammation within the gums and surrounding jaw or bone, resulting from the large cavity.  The x-ray completes the picture that Dr. Bushong needs to see before he is equipped to recommend the appropriate treatment options. In some cases of advanced decay or cracked teeth we may take a 3-D CT scan xray to determine best outcome for the tooth.

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• Prescription Medications – In cases of tooth infections, antibiotics may be necessary to help your body prevent it from spreading. Prescription antibiotics keep things from getting worse until the treatment is complete.  Sometimes, they may lower the pain of a toothache within hours.

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• “Palliative” Treatment – Palliative means treating the symptoms. Sometimes, we can do a minimally-invasive conservative treatment that will lessen your symptoms.  This may take the form of a temporary filling to seal off the nerve inside the tooth, which relieves teeth sensitivity. It could also be something as simple as adjusting the bite on a single tooth or previous restoration. When you are looking for an emergency dentist, you want to be able to find a dentist near you that can trust to find a solution and can handle a variety of options, including routine and advanced procedures.