When A Cracked Tooth Is A Dental Emergency

If you are suffering from a cracked or chipped tooth you are probably wondering if you should contact a dentist right away or just wait it out til you can get an appointment. Below are the things that you should consider in making this decision.

One sign that you should seek emergency dental services is if you are experiencing a lot of pain. One reason is that there really is no reason to suffer when there are options available to you. Additionally, if you are in pain there may be a larger, underlying issue that needs immediate attention. Finally, as you know, if anything in your mouth hurts it will be nearly impossible to eat, drink or sleep until the problem is fixed.

Another reason that you should seek emergency services for a cracked tooth is that you may cause more damage than already exists before you can be seen by your regular dentist. A cracked tooth leaves the inside of your tooth open to the risk of becoming infected by food and germs that can enter. This is a space that you can not clean, so if you wait to long you could even end up with a cavity as well. In short, by not having this looked at immediately you may end up with much bigger problems than what you originally started with, and possibly a much larger bill in the end.

From what you’ve read above, it is really always best to seek out emergency dental services when you have a tooth that has become compromised due to an injury. Putting it off until later will leave you dealing with unnecessary pain and possibly worse issue. If you have a cracked tooth you should give us a call right away.