Endodontic Emergencies In West Chester
Traumatic dental injuries and cracked teeth are painful and can cause anxiety. With emergency endodontic care, you can find immediate relief and be restored to full functionality in as little as one appointment.
When Is Emergency Endodontic Treatment Indicated?
Dental emergencies, cracked teeth and traumatic dental injuries often arise with little warning. Whether you've experienced dental trauma, cracked a tooth, or have a sudden onset of acute swelling or pain, Endodontics of West Chester is available to alleviate your symptoms in a technologically advanced, compassionate environment.
The Endodontic Emergency Treatment Process
Call Endodontics of West Chester
Call Endodontics of West Chester
Suffering from a toothache, cracked tooth, or just experienced a traumatic dental injury? Endodontics of West Chester will do everything we can to evaluate you same-day, or schedule you for emergency treatment the next business day.
Consultation & Possible Treatment
Consultation & Possible Treatment
During your comprehensive emergency consultation, your endodontist will use advanced diagnostic imaging (including 3-D CBCT scans) and clinical findings to present you with treatment options and prognoses. Should endodontic treatment be warranted and you decide to proceed, you will be numbed with local anesthesia.
Follow Up
Follow Up
Once your endodontic treatment is completed, your endodontist will recommend you follow up with your general dentist within 30 days for a permanent filling or restoration, if applicable. In certain cases, you will also need to follow up at specific intervals with Dr. Lauren Belous per the American Association of Endodontics Trauma Guidelines to ensure your tooth has returned to full functionality and comfort.
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The Benefits of Emergency Endodontic Care
Relieves Tooth Pain
Emergency endodontic treatment quickly alleviates your toothache by removing traumatized or infected structure and the inflamed pulp tissue (nerves and blood vessels).
Prevents the Spread of Infection
You can prevent dental abscesses from forming and infection from spreading by having emergency endodontic treatment.
Preserves Your Natural Teeth
By restoring the health and functionality of your natural tooth with endodontic treatment, you can help avoid the need for an extraction.
No one plans to have a traumatic dental injury or a cracked tooth, and that’s why we are available for emergency endodontic care.
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Comfort Menu
We know the word root canal can cause anxiety, but we are here to help make your experience at Endodontics of West Chester pleasant and comfortable. To that end, we offer a comfort menu to help increase your relaxation and alleviate tension.
1. Beats sound canceling headphones
2. Wallaby weighted blanket
3. Sedation options (Nitrous Oxide)
4. Warm essential oil towels
5. Oculus AI Goggles
6. Steamed eye masks
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out these frequently asked questions, or call us to speak with our team.
If you or a loved one loses a tooth, first immediately try to replace the tooth if it is clean. If the tooth is not clean or cannot be replaced, place it into milk, water or Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS aka Saline). Immediately see a dentist to have the tooth placed back into its socket, ideally within one hour of the injury.
If the injury has not knocked the tooth out, but rather has moved or cracked your tooth, seek immediate dental care and take over the counter analgesics like ibuprofen or Tylenol for pain.
If you or a loved one experiences a cracked tooth, avoid further traumatizing the tooth by eating on the other side of the mouth. Take over the counter analgesics like ibuprofen and Tylenol for pain, and see a dentist or Endodontist as soon as possible.
While not all cracked teeth can be saved, your endodontist will do everything possible to help you retain your natural tooth.
In most cases, it is advised that an endodontist and/or dentist see you ASAP after trauma or a tooth has cracked for an initial evaluation, to manage your discomfort, and establish a treatment plan. In certain situations, the problem can be addressed, at least in part, the same day. However, at Endodontics of West Chester, we pride ourselves on thorough follow up and recognize that the literature shows that traumatic dental injuries have the best long-term prognoses when they are followed closely and treated by an endodontist. Therefore, sometimes we will recommend a treatment and/or follow up schedule based on the American Association of Endodontists Trauma Guidelines: https://www.aae.org/specialty/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/19_TraumaGuidelines.pdf.