When it comes to helping our patients, we at Almeida & Bell Dental want to be prepared for anything. That’s why we offer emergency dentistry services at our offices in Northfield/Central Park and Lone Tree, CO so you can enjoy access to prompt, quality emergency dental care whenever you need it.
We have helped countless patients in the Denver area, including Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, Central Park, and Northfield, find relief for a wide variety of dental emergencies. If you have found yourself in need of urgent dental care, give us a call at 303-858-9000 right away. We even offer same-day appointments!
When Is It A Dental Emergency?
If you’re experiencing any of the following symptoms, it may be a sign that you are in need of emergency dentistry:
- Extreme toothache or tooth pain
- Extreme jaw pain
- Pain when chewing or biting
- Bleeding in the mouth
- Painful, persistent gum swelling
- Unexplained tooth loss
Call or visit one of our office locations in Denver or Lone Tree right away, and our emergency dentists will do everything they can to make sure you go home healthy and pain-free! We provide emergency dental care services to patients who come to us from across the Denver area, including Denver, Lone Tree, Parker, Northfield, Highlands Ranch, and Central Park.
Common Dental Emergencies in Lone Tree, CO
There are many different kinds of dental emergencies. The first thing you’ll want to do in any emergency is call our office. Once you’ve done that, there are other things you can do to assuage the damage until you can see an emergency dentist:
- A knocked-out crown or dental filling: If trauma has caused a crown or filling to fall out, try to reattach the broken piece. This protects your soft tissue from getting scratched or poked by the broken edges.
- A knocked-out tooth: If you’ve dislodged an adult tooth, come to our office within two hours of the event for the best chances of reattachment, if possible. In the meantime, locate the missing tooth and try to place it back in the gum. If this proves difficult, place the tooth in a bag of milk or filtered water. You can use gauze or a clean cloth to stop any bleeding.
- A broken, chipped, or cracked tooth: Like with a knocked-out tooth, try and collect all the pieces you can find of the broken tooth. If your mouth starts to swell around the injury, apply an ice pack and take over-the-counter pain medication as necessary.
- Persistent pain in teeth or jaw: Jaw and tooth pain could be the result of an infection, an abscessed or impacted tooth, or temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). Whatever the cause, come in as soon as the pain starts so we can get you on the path to recovery.
- An abscessed tooth: A tooth becomes abscessed when an infection reaches a certain severity level and must be treated immediately. Treatment options for abscessed teeth include root canal therapy or dental extraction. If you have intense tooth pain, it is important to be seen by a dentist as soon as possible to avoid a worsening tooth infection or damage to the tooth and gums. Our specialists in Lone Tree and Northfield will help determine the right course of action to get you back to restore your tooth and relieve your tooth pain.
- Bitten tongue or lip: A strong bite to the lip or tongue can result in bleeding. If this happens, rinse and ice the wound. Apply pressure to control swelling and stop the flow of blood.
