Dental Emergencies For Adults in Vancouver WA

If you suffer a dental emergency, quick work is required to manage any injuries or damage successfully. Vancouver Emergency Dentist has a multidisciplinary team of skilled dental specialists who provide expert emergency dental services for adults. We always ensure you are given the most expedient and appropriate care that deals with your problem. 

Dental trauma is an injury to your teeth that is classified as an emergency. Dental trauma can be a few different types of events which may include:

• Damaged tooth or teeth
• Dislodged tooth or teeth
• Lost tooth
• Root fractures
• Physical injury to other parts of your mouth and jaw
• Lacerations to the soft tissues of your mouth, such as the gums or lips
• Damage to the jaw, such as a fracture

There are many different forms of treatment for dental trauma because there are so many different ways you can injured your teeth and mouth. If you are bleeding, we will first stop the flow of blood and determine if you need stitches. For a damaged tooth, we may need to place a crown or use other methods of repairing it. Root canals are often the treatment of choice for deep fractures. In some cases, we may need to do a tooth extraction. It all depends on the type of trauma you experienced and the best course of action. We make every attempt to save your natural teeth with explaining all your options for the emergency treatment.

Depending on your prognosis, management of your injuries may require the expertise of different specialists, including oral surgeons, endodontists, and periodontists, in addition to our emergency dental services in Vancouver.

Dental emergency treatments vary and are based on each adult patient's individual needs and the extent of damage. Some of the situations requiring immediate intervention from a dentist. We will first assess your condition through a thorough examination, which may include X-rays to determine the extent of the issue. Immediate pain relief may be suggested and offered, whether through medication, numbing agents, or a necessary procedures. Depending on the severity of your dental emergency, we may refer you to a specialist. The dentist will also provide aftercare instructions and discuss any follow-up treatments needed to ensure proper healing and long-term oral health.

We understand that dental emergencies can be unexpected, and we want to help get patients the treatment they need. We accept many dental insurance plans and will assist you in verifying your coverage, ensuring you understand what treatments and costs are covered.

For those without insurance or needing additional financial flexibility, we offer payment plans to help you manage the cost of your care. We try to make every effort to ensure you get the dental care you need, no matter your income. Our team works with you to discuss available options and find a solution that works for your situation. Contact us today to get the care you need without financial stress.

Dental injuries can be caused by several different sources, including injuries to your enamel, teeth being knocked loose, and damage to the surrounding bone around the face. Some ways to get dental trauma include getting hit in the face or mouth by a hard object, tripping and hitting your mouth, or having a tooth become loose after an impact.

This can typically happen during sports if you do not wear a mouth guard. Getting hit in the face with a ball or chipping your tooth during a fall or collision with a teammate can be a traumatic injury that could require emergency dental services from our team in Vancouver, WA. Depending on how you received the injury and how severe the damage is, you might have it treated differently.

No matter how you receive your trauma, you need to see one of our dentists in Vancouver, WA for the tooth pain, as you may have to get the tooth examined. Our team will both take a look at the tooth that was hurt and the other teeth that might have been damaged by the impact.